How are Critical Thinking Skills Related to Students’ Self-Regulation and Independent Learning?

Abstract

Studying in college requires students to have critical thinking skills, independent learning, and good self-regulation to manage student performance in college assignments. This research is longitudinal research with a mixed method: exploratory sequential design. The research respondents were 128 high school students. Collecting data through questionnaires, interviews, and written tests. Data were analyzed through the Pearson Correlation test. The research was conducted for one semester by applying problem-based learning in mathematics class. This study aims to explore the extent to which the contribution of selfregulation and independent learning in the formation of students' critical thinking skills as preparation for entering college. The results showed that conceptually critical thinking skills, independent learning, and self-regulation have a close and interrelated relationship. In the learning process (mathematics), independent learning and self-regulation dynamically improve students' critical thinking skills

Metode Debat dalam Pembelajaran: Sebuah Upaya Peningkatan Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Mahasiswa

“…Keterampilan ini merupakan perpaduan antara keterampilan dan disposisi, yang terkait erat dengan kolaborasi, metakognisi, motivasi, kreativitas, dan prestasi akademik (Ali and Awan 2023). Melalui berpikir kritis mahasiswa akan mampu melihat permasalahan dari berbagai sudut pandang, dan mampu memahami, menganalisis, menentukan tindakan berdasarkan berbagai pertimbangan untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan dan mengambil keputusan yang lebih baik dalam situasi yang kompleks (Patandung 2023;Nizaruddin and Kusmaryono 2023).…”