Students Critical Thinking Development in National Sciences and Mathematics Competition in Indonesia: A Descriptive Study

This study aimed to describe the development of students’ critical thinking through their participation in the National Sciences and Mathematic Competition in Indonesia, known as Olimpiade Nasional Matematika dan IPA (ONMIPA). Furthermore, this study investigated the response of the participants tow...

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Main Authors: D. Wahidin, L. A.M. Romli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Negeri Semarang 2020-03-01
Series:Jurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia
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Online Access:https://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/jpii/article/view/22240
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description This study aimed to describe the development of students’ critical thinking through their participation in the National Sciences and Mathematic Competition in Indonesia, known as Olimpiade Nasional Matematika dan IPA (ONMIPA). Furthermore, this study investigated the response of the participants towards the administration of ONMIPA in various aspects and also examined support given by the institution to their students related to ONMIPA administration. A qualitative approach implemented to answer the research questions. The instruments used to collect the data were observations list, questionnaire, and interview. The respondents of this study were 54 ONMIPA participants and ten ONMIPA 2019. The study revealed that The National Mathematics and Natural Sciences Olympiad or ONMIPA had excellent potential to develop students’ critical thinking skills. The data showed that participants’ responses to the administration of ONMIPA were very positive. Besides, the result revealed that Higher education institutions provided support to participants and the administration of ONMIPA. The support was generally excellent and provided in various forms.
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spelling doaj.art-cc2f58c0237d41beb2eb5c48d794d99b2022-12-22T02:46:42ZengUniversitas Negeri SemarangJurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia2339-12862089-43922020-03-019110611610.15294/jpii.v9i1.222409604Students Critical Thinking Development in National Sciences and Mathematics Competition in Indonesia: A Descriptive StudyD. Wahidin0L. A.M. Romli1Universitas Islam NusantaraSMAN 4 BekasiThis study aimed to describe the development of students’ critical thinking through their participation in the National Sciences and Mathematic Competition in Indonesia, known as Olimpiade Nasional Matematika dan IPA (ONMIPA). Furthermore, this study investigated the response of the participants towards the administration of ONMIPA in various aspects and also examined support given by the institution to their students related to ONMIPA administration. A qualitative approach implemented to answer the research questions. The instruments used to collect the data were observations list, questionnaire, and interview. The respondents of this study were 54 ONMIPA participants and ten ONMIPA 2019. The study revealed that The National Mathematics and Natural Sciences Olympiad or ONMIPA had excellent potential to develop students’ critical thinking skills. The data showed that participants’ responses to the administration of ONMIPA were very positive. Besides, the result revealed that Higher education institutions provided support to participants and the administration of ONMIPA. The support was generally excellent and provided in various forms.https://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/jpii/article/view/22240critical thinkingonmipamotivation
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Students Critical Thinking Development in National Sciences and Mathematics Competition in Indonesia: A Descriptive Study
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title Students Critical Thinking Development in National Sciences and Mathematics Competition in Indonesia: A Descriptive Study
title_full Students Critical Thinking Development in National Sciences and Mathematics Competition in Indonesia: A Descriptive Study
title_fullStr Students Critical Thinking Development in National Sciences and Mathematics Competition in Indonesia: A Descriptive Study
title_full_unstemmed Students Critical Thinking Development in National Sciences and Mathematics Competition in Indonesia: A Descriptive Study
title_short Students Critical Thinking Development in National Sciences and Mathematics Competition in Indonesia: A Descriptive Study
title_sort students critical thinking development in national sciences and mathematics competition in indonesia a descriptive study
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motivation
url https://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/jpii/article/view/22240
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