The Correlation of Critical Thinking and Concept Mastery to Problem-Solving Skills: The Role of Complexity Science-Problem Based Learning Model

Abstract

Critical thinking skills and concept mastery are essential for every individual to solve a problem. Critical thinking is an indispensable complex skill in the 21st century. This study describe that the contribution of critical thinking and concept mastery to problem-solving skills through CS-PBL is 65.3%. It could be concluded that CS-PBL is applicable to develop students' critical thinking skills and concept mastery and impacts their problem-solving skills. Accordingly, the implementation of CS-PBL is strongly recommended.