Personal Selling Presentation Method for Critical and Creative Thinking Skill in Teaching and Learning

Abstract

Personal Selling Presentation (PSP) is a teaching method that consists of the main components including team, seller and buyer, supply and demand, brochures, and peer assessment. This method was applied to the "Telaah Kurikulum dan Buku Teks" courses. This research aims to describe how to build critical and creative thinking skills through the personal selling presentation method and the application of writing activities. This study was descriptive qualitative research, and data were collected from observations and student essays. The results showed the students who act as sellers present learning material with various themes, such as "Kapsul Kurikulum", "Sekolah Internasional", "Sekolah Anti Galau", "Tur Wisata". Brochures were tailored to the theme of each team. Questions raised by students (buyers) were questions of higher-order thinking. Analysis of student essays showed that students generated new ideas in their writings, imaginations were expressed in writing such as creating curriculum names, adapting curriculum from abroad, and their critical attitude towards curriculum, national examinations, and teachers in Indonesia. The essays are also realized in the form of audiovisual uploaded on YouTube.