Improvement of Student Critical Thinking Skills Through Multicultural Learning

Abstract

The objectives of this research are to describe the effectiveness of multicultural learning and to improve students' critical thinking skills in elementary schools. The type of this research is Research and Development (R & D). The steps of this research are potential problems, data collection, product design, design validation, design revision, product trial, and product revision. This research was conducted in class IV SD 1 Tritis and SD 1 Karangnongko, as an experimental group and SD 1 Daren and SD 3 Nalumsari as a control group in Nalumsari sub-District Jepara Regency. Based on the result of this research is the classical average value in the experimental and control groups it can be said that students 'critical thinking skills are still low and its needed to improve students' critical thinking skills. In this case multicultural learning can improve critical thinking skills and instill multicultural education.