Worksheet to Built Critical Thinking Skills for Prevalence Covid-19 in Indonesia on Limited Time: Curve Matching Modelling

Abstract

Data on the spread of covid 19 in Indonesia is usually displayed in the form of a bar chart and a graph of the function of the number of people versus time for cases of increase, death and recovery. Display data in the form of graphs and diagrams is quite adequate for use in television news shows or breaking news. The Covid 19 case can be used as a source of authentic learning data in the Data Processing Workshop course investigation. Curve matching based data modelling can be developed in the form of scientific worksheets. The challenge of developing worksheets is at what stages must be done in order for the mathematical model to match the distribution of the data. The development of worksheets has met the academic requirements in terms of pedagogy and knowledge content. The validity and reliability of the worksheets have met the requirements according to the validator's decision and evidence of empirical data analysis. Worksheets are developed based on excel, SPSS and Matlab with studies based on critical thinking skills. The scientific worksheets can improve critical thinking skills needed in the 21st century with several relevant indicators. The limitation of this study is that the prediction formula produced still does not meet the real data that occurs for cases of infection, recovery and death for a long time interval. The original research contained in the learning source data is authentic and continues to move during the pandemic. data is inputted into scientific worksheets that apply critical thinking skills in excel, spss and matlab presentation.