Research Based Learning to Improve Students 6C Skills During the Pandemic

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced learning to take place virtually for safety and health reasons. This is not an obstacle in education, because a quality learning process can still take place with the right method. Mini research can be used by teachers to develop the 6C skills that students must possess. The research is based on theoretical studies conducted and is related to the 6C ability indicators. Each indicator of ability is juxtaposed with the stages in research activities, namely pre-research and reporting of research results. The results of the study show that each 6C ability indicator can be taught, accustomed, and developed by students through research activities. In pre-research activities, students will learn to develop communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills ideally. Meanwhile, in research activities and reporting research results, students learn to develop six 21st century skills, namely communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creative thinking, computational thinking, and empathy skills. These skills are obtained through a series of research activities and research reporting. Based on this, it can be understood that mini-research can improve students' 6C skills. The more often doing research activities, the 6C ability will be successfully owned by students. Keywords-miniresearch, 6C ability, miniresearch in the pandemic, 21st century ability