Improvement of Critical Thinking Skills and Cognitive Learning Outcomes Through Guided Inquiry Learning Models

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to 1) improve critical thinking skills and cognitive learning outcomes in the application of guided inquiry models, 2) determine the relationship between critical thinking skills and cognitive learning outcomes in guided inquiry models. This type of research is Classroom Action Research based on Lesson Study, this research was conducted in two cycles. Basic competition 3.7 about the digestive system for the first cycle and Basic competition 3.8 about the respiratory system for the second cycle. The subjects in this study were 32 11th grade students from the natural science department of Senior High School 2 Malang even semester 2019/2020 academic year consisting of 14 male students and 18 female students. Research data collection techniques using essay tests (pretest and posttest) for critical thinking skills and cognitive learning outcomes. Based on the results of data analysis, it shows that there has been an increase in the n-gain value of students' critical thinking skills by 29.9% and student cognitive learning outcomes by 22.9%. After the correlation analysis was carried out, there was a relationship between critical thinking skills and cognitive learning outcomes with a correlation coefficient (r) of 0.721. The relationship between critical thinking skills and cognitive learning outcomes is strong. This study concludes that there is an increase in critical thinking skills and cognitive learning outcomes of students who are taught using guided inquiry learning models, and there is a strong correlation between critical thinking skills and cognitive learning outcomes.