ENHANCING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS OF FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS THROUGH STEAM EDUCATION IN LESSON STUDY ACTIVITIES
Abstrak
This study aims to determine the effect of STEAM learning on the critical thinking
abilities of fifth-grade students of the subject of IPAS at SDN 11 Peguyangan in the
2017/2018 academic year. This research is a quasi-experiment with a posttest- only
control group design. The population of this study was all fifth-grade students at SDN
11 Peguyangan for the academic year of 2023/2024. The number of the population
was 55 people spread across 2 classes. The sample was selected by using the
saturation sampling technique. Determination of sample groups was carried out
randomly with class VB as the experimental class and class VA as the control class.
The data collection instrument was a test of critical thinking skills in fifth-grade
students of IPAS subject with material on the properties of light that is in the form of
valid and reliable essay questions/descriptions. The data analysis techniques used
are descriptive statistics and the Mann-Whitney test. The results of the study show
that the average critical thinking ability score for the experimental class was 83.3,
which was higher than the control class, about 75.9. The results of hypothesis testing
obtained an Asymp value. Sig. (2-tailed) is 0.03 <0.05, so there is a significant
difference in critical thinking abilities between students who study with STEAM
learning and students who study conventionally. STEAM learning has a significant
effect on the critical thinking abilities of fifth-grade students at SDN 11 Peguyangan.
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