Analysis of High School Students^ Critical Thinking Ability on Static Fluid Material Lailatul Jamalia (a*), Parno (a), Khusaini (a), Ardiana Hanatan (a)
a) Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Malang State University
Jalan Semarang 5, Malang 65145, Indonesia
*lailatul.jamalia.2003216[at]students.um.ac.id
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the critical thinking skills of high school students on the topic of Static Fluids. This type of research is quantitative descriptive. This study involved 95 grade XII students at SMAN 3 Pamekasan who had taken the material. This study used a critical thinking ability test instrument in the form of 15 essay questions with a Cronbach^s Alpha reliability of 0.840. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics followed by classification based on the Static Fluids subtopic and the level of critical thinking skills. The survey results showed that the average score of students was 48.72. Other results showed that the subtopics had an average value, namely hydrostatic pressure 48.73, Pascal^s law 62.16, and Archimedes^ law 41.79. Meanwhile, when viewed from the average value of each indicator, namely thinking as hypothesis testing 42.04, argument analysis 39.44, likelihood and uncertainly analysis 39.51, problem solving and decision making 39.09, and reasoning 43.51. Critical thinking skills are caused by students^ difficulties in mastering concepts, therefore it is necessary to use learning that can explore these abilities such as Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM).
