The Effect of Inquiry Learning on Critical Thinking Ability of Junior High School Students in Social Science Subject

  • Stiawan A
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Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran inkuiri terhadap keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa di sekolah menengah pertama dalam mata pelajaran IPS pada tema dinamika populasi dan pembangunan nasional. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kuasi eksperimenl dengan desain kelompok kontrol pretest-posttest. Model pembelajaran yang diterapkan pada kelompok eksperimen adalah model inkuiri, sedangkan kelompok kontrol adalah Problem Based Learning. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas VIII A (percobaan) dan VIII B (kontrol) di SMP Negeri Kota Probolinggo tahun akademik 2018/2019. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan teknik observasi, dan kemudian dianalisis secara statistik menggunakan t-Test pada program SPSS. Hasil pada data posttest menunjukkan signifikansi (dan didukung oleh analisis deskriptif di mana skor rata-rata posttest dari kelompok eksperimen lebih tinggi daripada kelompok kontrol. Kata kunci: pembelajaran inquiri, berpikir kritis, pendidikan IPS Abstract This study aims to determine the effect of the inquiry learning model on the critical thinking skills of junior high school students in social studies subjects the theme of the dynamics of population and national development. The method used was Quasi Experimental method with the Pretest-posttest control group design. The learning model applied to the experimental group was the inquiry model, while the control group was the Problem Base Learning. Subjects were students of class VIII A (experiment) and VIII B (control) at State Junior High School of Probolinggo City academic year of 2018/2019. Data were collected using observation technique, and then analyzed statistically using t-Test on the SPSS program. The results on the posttest data demonstrated a significance (and were supported by the descriptive analysis in which the posttest mean score of the experimental group was higher than the control group.

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Stiawan, A. (2020). The Effect of Inquiry Learning on Critical Thinking Ability of Junior High School Students in Social Science Subject. The Indonesian Journal of Social Studies, 3(1), 46. https://doi.org/10.26740/ijss.v3n1.p46-53

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