Educational statistics textbooks to develop collaborative skills and critical thinking

Abstract

Educational statistics textbook based cooperative learning is expected to facilitate teachers in delivering educational statistics lessons. This study aims to identify the characterization of the textbook based on the students characteristics. The research method used was research and development of the 4D (define, design, develop, and disseminate) model. This research was on define step. The first step of this study was analyzing the students and materials characterization. The next step was defining the characterization of the textbook based on students and materials characterization. The textbook was developing based on the characteristics. Data collected by the interviewing the students and observing the learning process. The characteristics of the textbook are (1) interactive, (2) show the contextual problem on education (3) facilitate to developing collaborative skill and critical thinking, and (4) task from the easy to hard task.