Developing a Critical Thinking Test in Social Science for Grade V Elementary School

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to describe the quality of a developed critical thinking assessment instrument in Social Sciences for Grade V elementary school. The research population was the grade V students of state elementary schools which have already implemented the 2013 Curriculum in Yogyakarta city with a sample size of 218 students. The analysis was done by using the item response theory approach through BILOG-MG 3.0 software program. The critical thinking test instrument in social sciences for grade V consists of 30 multiple-choice questions. The critical thinking test instrument has 30 items fitting with the 2 PL model (p > 0.05). The average difficulty level of the items is-0.71 while the average of the discrimination index is 0.52. This test provides information on the maximum of 6.09 and its smallest error of measurement is 0.40.