Critical thinking and creativity in STEAM-based collaborative learning on renewable energy issues

Critical thinking and creative thinking skills are needed to improve the quality and competitive human resources. Therefore, the application of appropriate learning models is expected to stimulate students' critical thinking and creative thinking skills. This research aims to improve critical thinking and creative thinking skill scores using the ASICC learning model. This type of research is classroom action research which is carried out in 2 cycles, with 3 meetings in each cycle. Data on students' critical thinking and creative thinking skills were collected using essay tests on science learning materials. Data analysis was carried out by comparing the N-gain scores in cycle 1 and cycle 2 for students' critical thinking and creative thinking skills. The results of the research revealed that there was an increase that occurred in cycle 2, namely 5.6% in the aspects of moderate critical thinking skills and high creative thinking, as well as in the aspects of critical thinking skills and high creative thinking by 5.6%. Meanwhile, in the previous cycle, these two aspects did not have a high category. Another result found from this research is that students who have low critical thinking skills do not necessarily have low creative thinking skills. This is because students who have low critical thinking skills may have moderate creative thinking skills or vice versa. Thus, the application of the ASICC learning model is effective in improving the scores of critical thinking skills and creative thinking skills of students at Junior High School 5 Kertosono.

One of the provisions of student to be able to answer the challenges of the 21st century is to be able to integrate critical and creative thinking skills in solving problems. The purpose of study was to determine the increase in integration of students’ critical and creative thinking through HOTS questions using the Self-Organized Learning Environments model in the Counting Rules learning topic at SMA Negeri 1 Yogyakarta. This classroom action research was carried out in two cycles, in which cycle consisted of planning, action, observation, and reflection. This study uses three stages in the SOLE model, namely Question, Investigate, and Review. Giving inquiry questions followed by the application of students’ knowledge in interesting and directed tasks in the student worksheets to increase curiosity and provoke students to start using their critical thinking skills. Solving LOTS, MOTS, and HOTS problem solving gradually train students to integrate critical and creative thinking skills. Each group presents the results of their exploration and investigation to improve the integration of critical and creative thinking skills of students. The result of observations on integration of critical thinking show that 15,63% of students are in very high criteria and 84,73% in high criteria. The same result is shown in the integration of creative thinking skills. The achievement test of student learning outcomes in the aspect of knowledge and skills is 87,50%. In this study also obtained the result of the implementation of learning is 93,33%. This research concludes that there is an increase in the integration of students’ critical and creative thinking skills in the Counting Rules.

This study aims to develop and see the effectiveness of flipbook-based digital pocketbooks on environmental pollution material on the critical and creative thinking skills of grade VII students at SMPN 1 Sojol Utara. The method used in this research is research and development (Research and Development) with 4D instructional design. This research was conducted on grade VII students at SMPN 1 Sojol Utara totaling 40 students. The results of this study showed that: (1) The flipbook-based digital pocket book developed obtained a percentage of 86.96% of the very valid category and for media practicality obtained a percentage of 80% of the practical category for use in science learning, critical thinking skills obtained a value of 70.83% in the critical thinking category (2) The ability to think creatively obtained a score of 84.37% with the category of creative thinking (3) The effectiveness of the book The flipbook-based digital pocket developed is very effective in improving students' critical thinking skills with an effect size value of 1.95 very large categories, (4) The effectiveness of the flipbook-based digital pocketbook developed is very effective in improving students' creative thinking skills with an effect size valueThe 1.95 categories are huge. Based on the results of the development that has been carried out, flipbook-based digital pocketbooks can be a learning medium that can improve students' critical and creative thinking skills in science learning.

Critical and creative thinking skills at SMA Pangudi Luhur (PL) Don Bosko are still classified as moderate critical thinking and less creative thinking, respectively. This illustrates that some students have not been able to interpret information scientifically and develop ideas to solve a problem. This study aims to analyze students' critical and creative thinking skills in understanding renewable energy material at SMA PL Don Bosko. These skills are important to face global challenges related to sustainable energy utilization. The research method used is descriptive with quantitative and qualitative approaches. Data were obtained through tests and questionnaires involving 20 students as respondents. The results of the analysis show that most students have critical thinking skills in the moderate category with an average achievement percentage of 62.94%, with the most dominant aspect of Elementary Clarification. However, students' creative thinking skills are still classified as lacking with an average achievement of 63.8%, with dominant results in the fluency aspect. Factors such as learning approaches, active student involvement, and learning resource support influence the development of these skills. This study suggests integrating a project-based learning model to improve students' critical and creative thinking skills on renewable energy materials.

This study aims to see the influence of digital technology of toponym rays on students' creative and critical thinking skills. The use of technology in the classroom is essential to improve educational standards in the rapidly evolving digital era. This study uses experimental design and quantitative methodology. The subject of the study was a randomly selected student of class X at Pontianak State High School. The research implementation method involves the use of digital toponym ray applications for one semester of school. The instruments used include creative and critical thinking skills tests that have been validated. Data is collected based on the measurement of specific skills, such as creative and critical thinking skills, which are measured with valid and reliable instruments. The data analysis technique used is experimental statistics. The t-test was used to determine the significance of the difference between the scores of the experimental class and the control class. The results showed that there was a significant improvement in students' creative and critical thinking skills after using digital technology of toponymic rays, namely the results of data analysis showed that the average score of creative and critical thinking skills of students in the experimental group was higher than that of the control group. The average score of creative thinking skills in the experimental group was 85.2, while in the control group it was only 70.4. For critical thinking skills, the average score in the experimental group was 82.7, while in the control group it was only 68.3. and The results of the t-test showed that the t-value for creative thinking skills was 3.45 with a p-value < 0.05, which means there was a significant difference between the two groups. For critical thinking skills, the t-value was 3.87 with a p-value < 0.05, which also showed a significant difference. Keywords: Digital Technology, Creative Thinking, Critical

This study aimed to test the impact of a training program based on Sternberg's theory of problem solving on the development of critical and creative thinking skills among secondary school students, using a semi-experimental approach. The sample consisted of 70 students from the first grade of literary secondary school at Al-Baraa bin Malik Secondary School in the Directorate of Education of Naour in Jordan and was divided equally into two groups: experimental and control. The researcher built a training program based on Sternberg's theory of problem solving, known as the 'thinking circle', which consists of seven dimensions: feeling the problem, identifying the problem, representing the problem, choosing or inventing a solution strategy, effectively allocating resources for the solution, monitoring the problem solution, and evaluating the problem solution. The program was implemented during 11 six-week training sessions in the second semester of 2021–2022. The California 2000 Critical Thinking Scale and the Torrens Creative Thinking Scale (A) were also used in both the pre- and post-group assessment processes. To answer the questions of the study, it was found that the average performance of the groups was control and experimental for the pre-measurement of the critical thinking scale (10.55) and (10.75), respectively, while the average performance of the groups was on the dimensional measurement (11.67) and (17.78), respectively. To examine the differences in each of the arithmetic averages, the researcher used the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) for performance for the total score of the critical thinking scale. The average performance of the control and experimental groups in the pre-evaluation of the creative thinking test was (71.68) and (70.35) respectively, and the average performance of the control and experimental groups in the dimensional measurement was (72.12) and (129.65) respectively, and the common multiple covariance analysis (MANCOVA) was used to test the differences in the arithmetic mean of performance in the sub-dimensions of the creative thinking test. It was found that there were statistically significant differences in the arithmetic mean in the level of significance (α = 0.05), and the difference was in favor of the experimental group in critical and creative thinking skills, which confirms that the program has a significant impact on the development of creative and critical thinking skills.

This study aims to determine: 1) the difference in the effect of problem based learning and discovery learning on students' critical and creative thinking skills, 2) the effect of problem based learning and discovery learning on students' critical and creative thinking skills simultaneously. This type of research is a quasi-experimental design with a nonequivalent comparison-group design. Collecting data using pre-test and post-test in the experimental class I and II. The data analysis technique used the independent sample test and Manova test with the help of the IBMM SPSS Statistics version 23 application. The results of the independent sample test showed that the critical thinking variable obtained a score of tcount 2.180 > ttable 1.996 with df. 66 and creative thinking variable with a score of tcount 2.103 > ttable 1.996. Based on these results, it can be concluded that there are different effects on critical and creative thinking skills. In the Manova test results obtained a significance of 0.26 <0.05 so that it can be concluded that there is an effect on critical and creative thinking skills simultaneously on the material for the development of the Islamic empire. The comparison results show that discovery learning has more influence on critical and creative thinking skills with an n-gain of 0.49, compared to problem-based learning with an n-gain of 0.41.

Developing critical and creative thinking skills is essential for prospective teachers to meet 21st-century education demands. However, these skills remain relatively low among teacher education students. This study investigates how higher education institutions can design learning experiences to foster these competencies, focusing on the Creative and Critical Thinking in Research-based Learning (CCTRbL) model. This study employed an action research approach based on a modified Burn model, comprising five stages: (1) Identifying, (2) Planning, (3) Intervening, (4) Observing, and (5) Reporting. The participants were 27 teacher education students. Data were collected using an integrated critical and creative thinking assessment rubric for evaluating students’ research-based paper tasks. Data analysis utilized categorical descriptive techniques and percentage calculations. The findings indicate that the CCTRbL model effectively enhances students' critical and creative thinking skills, with scores of 68.29 and 65.18, respectively, categorized as high. This suggests that the implemented model positively impacts students' ability to think critically and creatively. The study demonstrates that integrating critical and creative thinking in a research-based learning framework is beneficial for teacher education programs. The findings suggest that the CCTRbL model can be adapted for use at different educational levels with modifications suited to subject-specific requirements. The CCTRbL model is a promising approach to fostering critical and creative thinking skills in teacher education. It is recommended for broader application in primary, secondary, and higher education to enhance students' cognitive abilities and professional competencies.

This study aims to determine the distribution of higher-order mathematical thinking skills of students of state senior high schools in Tasikmalaya City in the academic year 2018/2019, to find out whether there is a relationship between mathematical critical thinking abilities with students' mathematical creative thinking skills High School in Tasikmalaya City 2018/2019 academic year. This research is a type of descriptive research using quantitative descriptive methods. The population in this study were all students of Tasikmalaya City Senior High School in class X, class XI, and class XII, ranging in age from 16-18 years. The sampling technique in this study uses a probability sampling technique that is Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling, by taking 2 classes each school. The research instrument used in this study was a matter of high-level mathematical thinking ability tests which are slices of the cognitive dimension of Bloom's Taxonomy with the 2013 Curriculum Dimension dimension consisting of questions of critical and creative thinking skills. The results showed that the distribution of mathematical thinking ability levels in high school students in the City of Tasikmalaya academic year 2018/2019 as follows: a) mathematical HOTS ability with a very good category was obtained by 2 Schools or 20% of all High School Schools in Tasikmalaya City, the ability Mathematical HOTS with the good category is obtained by 7 Schools or 70% of all High Schools in Tasikmalaya City, Mathematical HOTS ability with a pretty good category is obtained by 1 School, namely SMAN J or 10% of all Public High Schools in Tasikmalaya City. There is a significant relationship between students' mathematical critical thinking skills with the mathematical creative thinking abilities of high school students in the City of Tasikmalaya 2018/2019 academic year. with the degree of correlation obtained a correlation coefficient of 0.283 or are in a low category. Keywords: Higher Order Mathematical Thinking Skills, mathematical critical thinking skills, mathematical creative thinking skills.

Abstract: This study aims to determine the relationship between the implementation of the Project Based Learning (PBL) learning model and the descriptive text writing skills of class IX G students of SMP Negeri 1 Simpang Hulu, Ketapang Regency. The background of this study is based on the low writing skills of students, especially in writing descriptive texts that require creative thinking skills, language mastery, and structural accuracy. The Project Based Learning model was chosen because it is considered capable of increasing active student involvement, fostering a sense of responsibility, and developing critical and creative thinking skills through project-based learning activities. The method used is correlational research with a quantitative approach. The study population included all class IX students of SMP Negeri 1 Simpang Hulu, and the sample was determined by simple random sampling, namely class IX G, which consisted of 31 students. Data were collected through a questionnaire to measure the level of PBL implementation and a writing test to assess descriptive text writing skills. Data analysis was carried out using normality and linearity tests using statistical software. The results showed that the implementation of the PBL learning model was in the high category with an average value of 3.66 on a scale of 1–4. Students' descriptive text writing skills were also classified as good to very good, with scores ranging from 75 to 90. The linearity test showed a significance value of p = 0.000 (<0.05), indicating a significant linear relationship between the implementation of PBL and descriptive text writing skills. The Deviation from Linearity value of 0.372 (>0.05) indicates that the relationship is consistent and does not deviate from the linear pattern. Therefore, it can be concluded that the better the implementation of the Project-Based Learning model, the higher the students' descriptive text writing skills. This model is effective in creating an active, collaborative, and meaningful learning environment, while simultaneously enhancing students' critical thinking skills and creativity in Indonesian language learning. Keywords: Project-Based Learning, Writing, Descriptive Text, Indonesian Language Learning

Students need critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration skills to face and adapt to social change, so that students can survive and compete well in social life. The aim of the research is to describe the critical thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity skills of high school students in biology learning. The research was carried out in August-September 2023. The research population was high school students in Magetan Regency. The research sampling technique was cluster sampling and the research sample was 539 high school class students. Data collection techniques used questionnaires on critical thinking skills, communication, collaboration and creativity. This research instrument is a questionnaire in the form of a questionnaire with 5 Likert scales. Quantitative descriptive research data analysis techniques. The research results show that high school students' critical thinking and creativity skills are in the medium and low categories compared to communication and collaboration skills. The results of the research can be used as a reflection for teachers or future researchers as a follow-up to empower students' critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity skills in implementing the Merdeka Curriculum.

One of the fundamental abilities students should possess in the 21st century is the capability to cultivate their interests, talents, and potential to enhance their critical and creative thinking abilities. The goals of this study involve assessing whether there is a notable improvement in students' critical and creative thinking skills in the context of reading when utilizing the inquiry social complexity learning model. Additionally, the study aims to identify the specific aspects of critical and creative thinking skills that exert the most significant influence. This study was carried out at SMA Bina Mulya, with a single class serving as the sample, comprising 30 students. A quantitative approach was employed for data collection, involving both pre-tests and post-tests. The collected quantitative data were subjected to analysis using Paired Sample T-tests. The results of the analysis indicated a noteworthy improvement in students' average scores, rising from 63.17 to 79.83, with a two-tailed significance value of 0.000, which is less than the predetermined alpha level of 0.05. This suggests that the implementation of the inquiry social complexity learning model effectively enhanced students' critical and creative thinking skills in the context of reading. Furthermore, it was observed that the aspect of analysis played the most influential role in critical and creative thinking skills, with students selecting 106 correct answers. These findings collectively indicate a positive increase in students' critical and creative thinking skills following instruction through the inquiry social complexity learning model.

This research is motivated by low critical and creative thinking skills. Apart from that, many previous studies have looked at the effect of worksheets on critical and creative thinking skills. It is worth evaluating whether the statistical results of these studies can be trusted and reported. For this reason, this research aims to compile and statistically evaluate the results of an independent study that examines worksheets on critical and creative thinking skills. The research method used is meta-analysis. A study search was conducted from 2014 to 2023 in Google Scholar. The search results provided 47 studies that met the inclusion requirements for extraction. This research produced 1.960, an excellent category for the entire study, and the mean population correlation coefficient was 0.498. This shows that the effect of the worksheet on critical and creative thinking skills is very high. Limitations of this research include the fact that the discussion of this research is only used as a basic idea for further research, and only analyses the results of studies over the last ten years. Developing worksheets is recommended to improve critical and creative thinking skills.

This study aims to develop an e-module based on the CinQASE learning model supported by Flip PDF Professional and evaluate its effectiveness in improving students' Individual Critical Thinking (InCT) and collaborative skills in Momentum and Impulse materials. This study employed an R&D approach based on the 4D development model (Define, Design, Develop, Disseminate), comprising four main stages. In the Define stage, a needs analysis was conducted to identify the essential competencies and materials aligned with the curriculum and students' needs. The Design stage focused on designing the e-module structure, determining learning strategies, and compiling learning components, including worksheets and supporting media. The Develop stage included product development, validation by subject matter and media experts, and revisions based on feedback to ensure content quality and suitability. The Disseminate stage was conducted through limited and extensive trials to assess the practicality, readability, and effectiveness of e-modules in real-world learning contexts. Research instruments included expert validation sheets, student and teacher response questionnaires, collaborative activity observation sheets, and InCT tests to assess individual improvements in critical thinking skills. The results showed that the e-module had very high validity across construct, content, graphics, electronic media, materials, presentation, and language, and was considered practical and easy to use by both students and teachers. N-Gain analysis indicated a significant increase in all InCT indicators, from the moderate category in limited tests (0.40–0.45) to the high category in extensive tests (0.68–0.74). Collaborative activities through CinQASE indicator-based worksheets proved effective in encouraging active participation, critical discussion, and peer evaluation. These findings indicate that CinQASE-based e-modules supported by Flip PDF Professional serve as effective interactive learning media for improving students' critical and collaborative thinking skills, while also providing an engaging, flexible, and accessible learning tool for both teachers and students. Keywords: CinQASE, e-modul, Flip PDF, critical thinking skills, collaborative abilities, momentum, and impulse.

This study aims to develop assessment instruments, describe the appropriateness of assessment instruments that fill the elements of validity, practicality, and effectiveness of assessment instruments in training the critical and creative thinking skills of high school students. The research method used a development research model developed by the model of Borg & Gall. In this study, 7 steps were used consisting of research and information gathering, planning, initial product development, limited trials, initial product revisions, field trials, and final product revisions. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling technique, namely the high school students of class X in Tanggamus. The instruments used are validation instruments, practicality tests, and critical and creative thinking skills, and test instruments for critical and creative thinking skills. Test instrument analysis techniques use validity and reliability analysis, different levels of difficulty and power. The validation results of three expert lecturers and three expert practitioners stated that the assessment results of the development were feasible to be used in the high category (72%) for aspects of language, construction, and content. Assessment instruments resulting from practical development are used in physics learning with an average score in the very high category (83.3%). Assessment instruments are used in learning as assessment for learning, students who have the ability to think critically and creatively with good categories reach 56.5% and 57.4%. Thus, assessment instruments for critical and creative thinking skills that have been developed effectively train students to have good critical and creative thinking skills, so that assessment instruments can be used as an assessment for learning for students.