“…Many primary studies have been carried out in Indonesia to assess the PBL model's effect on junior high school students' critical thinking skills. Previous studies revealed that the implementation of PBL could enhance junior high school students' critical thinking skills (Arifin et al, 2015;Hakim et al, 2014;Ilham, 2018;Islahuddin et al, 2018;Marinda et al, 2018;Noer & Gunowibowo, 2018;Nurafiah et al, 2013;Putri & Fauzan, 2019;Sari et al, 2014;Sari et al, 2019;Sirait, 2019;Steven et al, 2019;Susanti & Suwu, 2016;Warmi, 2017;Waspadany et al, 2016;Yanti & Prahmana, 2017). However, the findings of the various studies are inconsistent, and the results in these studies do not yet include the value of the effect size of the PBL on students' critical thinking skills.…”