Analisis Tingkat Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Gelombang Mekanik Melalui Pembelajaran Dengan Pendekatan Konflik Kognitif

Abstract

This study aim to analyze the critical thinking level of mechanical wave in the students of MAN 2 Mataram through Cognitive Conflict Approach. This research is a pre-experimental study with design only pretest-posttest group design. The population in this study is all students of class XI MIA MAN 2 Mataram, amounting to 257 students. Research sampling using purposive sampling technique, so selected XI class MIA 1, XI MIA 2, and XI MIA 4 as an experimental class that will be given treatment in the form of cognitive conflict approach. Data collection of critical thinking ability is done by description test as much as 5 problem and at the learning process obtained through LKPD. The results of hypothesis test analysis using parametric test paired sample t test and show that H_o rejected and H_a accepted, while the level of critical thinking ability included in category is very high for class XI MIA 1 and high category for class XI MIA 2 and XI MIA 4. The conflict cognitive approach applied successfully to increase the critical thinking ability.