Critical Thinking Skill: Konsep Dan Inidikator Penilaian

Abstract

<jats:p>The world development of the 21st century is marked by the progress and the demands of technologies, which may lead to regression. Life in the 21st century demands a person to master a range of skills. One of the important skills in the 21st century is critical thinking skill. This study focuses on the definition, importance, challenges in developing indicators and assessment of critical thinking skills. Critical thinking skill is the ability to think logically, reflectively, productively and systematically appeared in making consideration and making the best decision. Critical thinking skills are beneficial in improving the analysis skill, creativity, ability to make use of ideas or information, and looking for information skill as well as self-reflection. Learning can do the development of learners’ critical thinking skills. An important indicator in the critical thinking skills is interpreting which about an ability dealing with studying or analyzing, identifying the relevant or irrelevant sources, identifying and evaluating the assumptions, implementing various strategies to make the appropriate decisions, summarizing and regulating themselves.</jats:p>

Problem-based learning: Creative thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and learning outcome of seventh grade students

“…The 21 st -century skills are one of the most frequently discussed topics of the day. The 21 stcentury development requires education to prepare learners who are able to face the demands of life, that is having problem-solving skills (Kurniawan, 2016), creative thinking skills (Birgili, 2015;Husamah, 2015aHusamah, , 2015b, and good cognitive ability (Hidayah, Salimi, & Susiani, 2017;Wijaya, Sudjimat, & Nyoto, 2016). Creative thinking skills are an important aspect to create and find ideas to solve the problem.…”

Development of Learning Device Based on 21st Century Skill with Implementation of Problem Based Learning to Increase Critical Thinking Skill of Students on Polyhedron for Grade 8th Junior High School

“…One of the 21st century abilities that must be mastered is a critical thinking skill. Redecker said that critical thinking skills include the ability to access, analyze, synthesize information that can be learned, trained and mastered (in Hidayah, 2017). Critical thinking skills also describe other skills such as communication and information skills, as well as the ability to examine, analyze, interpret, and evaluate.…”

The Achievement of 21st-Century Students' Plant Literacy Through Field Trip Implementation

“…It's just that these skills also need to be trained in other learning. According to [17] critical thinking skills can be taught, trained and mastered by students. This is in accordance with the opinion of The College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA) that critical thinking, analytical reasoning, problem-solving, and writing are "collective outcomes" that cannot fully be taught in any one class or year; so all teachers and faculty have a responsibility to teach for such skills within each subject area and discipline [15].…”

“…Maybe students are not allowed to internalize the results of field trips and maybe students are given less opportunity to answer posttest freely. Thus the six components in critical thinking skills which include interpretation, analysis, evaluation, conclusions, explanations, and self-regulation [9,17,19,20] passed so only. This is different from the results of the study about the problem based learning application in developing students' skills of critical thinking skills in junior and senior high school [21,22,23] as well as at the undergraduate student level [24,25,26,27].…”