The Correlation Between Critical Thinking and The Learning Results of The Senior High School Students in Biology Learning Implementing Group Investigation (GI) Learning in Malang, Indonesia

Abstract

The students' biology learning results may vary among student, caused by several variables affecting the students' learning results, such as, learning style, critical thinking, metacognitive skills, learning models and some others. Many researches have investigated the correlation between critical thinking and students' learning results. However, a research investigating the correlation between critical thinking and learning results in Group Investigation (GI) learning has not been conducted. This research aims at investigating the correlation between the critical thinking and the learning results of senior high school students in Biology learning implementing the Group Investigation (GI) learning in Malang. This research was conducted in 2015 from July until December, using correlational design. The population of this research was all senior high school students in Malang. The subjects of this research were 32 students of class X MIA 2, and 33 students of class X MIA 4 of St Mary senior high school Malang. Data were analyzed using simple linear regression analysis. The results of this research showed that there was a correlation between students' critical thinking and their learning results with the regression equation of the correlation between the two variables Y = 0.988X + 0.095, having a reliability value of 73.9%.

The Correlation Analysis Between Critical Thinking Skills And Learning Outcomes Through Implementation Of Guided Inquiry Learning Models

“…There is a strong positive correlation between CTS and learning outcomes due to the suitability of the guided inquiry model applied at the time of learning. The findings of this study agree with the results of Mite & Yakobi's research, which states that critical thinking skills have the greatest influence on student learning outcomes, which is 73.9% (Mite & Corebima, 2017). This statement is supported by other research that states that critical thinking skills are positively correlated with learning outcomes (Dehghani et al, 2011).…”

“…The factors that influence learning outcomes include critical thinking skills, learning styles, metacognitive skills, and learning models. However, from these various factors, necessary thinking skills have the most significant influence on student learning outcomes, namely, 73.9% in biology subjects (Mite & Corebima, 2017). Another study states that critical thinking skills are positively correlated with student learning outcomes (Dehghani et al, 2011).…”

The Correlation between Critical Thinking Skills and Cognitive Learning Outcomes

“…This means that CTS have much bigger contribution toward the learning results than the metacognitive skills do. From the results of these research, it is known that CTS have a much greater contribution toward students' learning outcome, when compared with the other variables (Mite & Corebima, 2017).…”

Students' learning motivation and cognitive competencies in the PP and PBL models

“…When students are given problems at the beginning of learning, they must use their thinking skills to deal with these problems. Thinking skills have been widely reported as predictors of student cognitive learning outcomes (Miharja et al, 2019;Mite & Corebima, 2017;Wicaksono, 2014;Wulandari, 2018). In addition, group discussion activities will also optimize the cognitive development of students because there is an exchange of knowledge and opinions (Chang & Mao, 2010;Nurulwati et al, 2020).…”