STEM-CTL: An Initiative to Promote Elementary School Students’ Critical Thinking Skills

Ika Maryani; Ica Yuliana; Islahuddin

doi:10.56741/ijlree.v3i01.449

Authors

Ika Maryani
ika.maryani@pgsd.uad.ac.id
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7154-2902
Ica Yuliana Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
Islahuddin Fatoni University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0186-8402

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56741/ijlree.v3i01.449

Keywords:

Critical Thinking Skills, Contextual Teaching and Learning, Elementary School, STEM

Abstract

The present study employed a quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest design to examine the effectiveness of the STEM-CTL model in promoting critical thinking among elementary school students. The study sample consisted of 34 students from 4th grade at an elementary school. They were selected using the non-probability sampling technique. The independent research variable was STEM-CTL, while the dependent variables consisted of critical thinking aspects, including the ability to formulate a problem, the ability to give arguments, the ability to make deductions and inductions, and the ability to draw inferences. Data on participants’ critical thinking were collected using a test and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (paired sample t-test). The analysis results revealed a significant effect of STEM-CTL on participants’ critical thinking skills (at a significance level of 0.000 > 0.05). Hence, H0 was rejected, and Ha was accepted. The N-gain score was medium (0.63), indicating that STEM-CTL effectively promoted critical thinking skills among elementary school students.

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Author Biographies

Ika Maryani, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

is a lecturer at the Department of Elementary School Teacher Education, Ahmad Dahlan University, Indonesia. Her position is as Secretary of the Department. Her doctoral degree is from Yogyakarta State University. Her research includes curriculum development, educational evaluation, learning media, and learning innovation. She is an editor and reviewer in many national and international journals. (email: ika.maryani@pgsd.uad.ac.id).

Ica Yuliana, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

is a student at the Department of Elementary School Teacher Education, Ahmad Dahlan University, Indonesia. Her research interests include science education and learning innovation in elementary school. (email: ica1700005156@webmail.uad.ac.id).

Islahuddin, Fatoni University

was born in Pati, Central Java on March 28, 1982. He graduated with Diploma III in Arabic Language (A.Md.) at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta in 2005. In 2007 he finished his bachelor’s degree in Arabic Language and Literature (S.S.) at Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD), Yogyakarta. He graduated master’s degree in Literature (M.A.) from Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta in 2012. He has been teaching at Malay Department, Fatoni University (FTU), Thailand since 2016. (email: islahuddin@ftu.ac.th).

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