Learning Physics with a Free Discovery Model to Improve Critical Thinking Skills of High School Students
Critical thinking abilities are extremely important in 21st-century learning. The goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the free discovery learning paradigm in developing high school students' critical thinking skills. The research approach was a one-group pre-test and post-t...
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| description | Critical thinking abilities are extremely important in 21st-century learning. The goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the free discovery learning paradigm in developing high school students' critical thinking skills. The research approach was a one-group pre-test and post-test design with repeated pre-experimental research without a control group. Before learning, students were given a pre-test, and after learning, they were given a post-test with the same material. The sample used in the study comprised 72 MAN Sidoarjo students divided into two classes, namely class XI MIPA 6 and XI MIPA 7. Critical thinking skills tests and student response questionnaires were utilized as instruments in this study. Paired t-tests, n-gain calculations, independent t-tests, and student response questionnaire analyses were among the data analysis approaches used in this study. With an average n-gain score included in the moderate criteria in the two experimental classrooms, the value of students' critical thinking skills increased.There was no difference in the average n-gain value between the two experimental classes. The average percentage of student responses to learning the free discovery model was in the excellent category of 81.56% and 80.78%. So, it can be concluded that the free discovery learning model effectively improves the critical thinking skills of high school students. This study implies that physics learning with a free discovery model can be helpful for teachers in improving the critical thinking skills of high school students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-67023673b8e84172a1c203b07be70e042022-12-22T04:28:45ZengIKIP Mataram, Fakultas Pendidikan Matematika dan IPAPrisma Sains: Jurnal Pengkajian Ilmu dan Pembelajaran Matematika dan IPA IKIP Mataram2338-45302540-78992022-07-0110363764610.33394/j-ps.v10i3.53753407Learning Physics with a Free Discovery Model to Improve Critical Thinking Skills of High School StudentsZahrotul Wafa0Budi Jatmiko1State University of SurabayaState University of SurabayaCritical thinking abilities are extremely important in 21st-century learning. The goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the free discovery learning paradigm in developing high school students' critical thinking skills. The research approach was a one-group pre-test and post-test design with repeated pre-experimental research without a control group. Before learning, students were given a pre-test, and after learning, they were given a post-test with the same material. The sample used in the study comprised 72 MAN Sidoarjo students divided into two classes, namely class XI MIPA 6 and XI MIPA 7. Critical thinking skills tests and student response questionnaires were utilized as instruments in this study. Paired t-tests, n-gain calculations, independent t-tests, and student response questionnaire analyses were among the data analysis approaches used in this study. With an average n-gain score included in the moderate criteria in the two experimental classrooms, the value of students' critical thinking skills increased.There was no difference in the average n-gain value between the two experimental classes. The average percentage of student responses to learning the free discovery model was in the excellent category of 81.56% and 80.78%. So, it can be concluded that the free discovery learning model effectively improves the critical thinking skills of high school students. This study implies that physics learning with a free discovery model can be helpful for teachers in improving the critical thinking skills of high school students.https://e-journal.undikma.ac.id/index.php/prismasains/article/view/5375physics, free discovery learning, critical thinking skills |
| spellingShingle | Zahrotul Wafa Budi Jatmiko Learning Physics with a Free Discovery Model to Improve Critical Thinking Skills of High School Students Prisma Sains: Jurnal Pengkajian Ilmu dan Pembelajaran Matematika dan IPA IKIP Mataram physics, free discovery learning, critical thinking skills |
| title | Learning Physics with a Free Discovery Model to Improve Critical Thinking Skills of High School Students |
| title_full | Learning Physics with a Free Discovery Model to Improve Critical Thinking Skills of High School Students |
| title_fullStr | Learning Physics with a Free Discovery Model to Improve Critical Thinking Skills of High School Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Learning Physics with a Free Discovery Model to Improve Critical Thinking Skills of High School Students |
| title_short | Learning Physics with a Free Discovery Model to Improve Critical Thinking Skills of High School Students |
| title_sort | learning physics with a free discovery model to improve critical thinking skills of high school students |
| topic | physics, free discovery learning, critical thinking skills |
| url | https://e-journal.undikma.ac.id/index.php/prismasains/article/view/5375 |
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