Enhancing Students Critical Thinking through NASA Science as Interactive Multimedia in Learning Solar System
Nurul Azizah Al Mar Ati (a), Eka Cahya Prima (a*), Agus Fany Chandra Wijaya (b)

a) Department of Science Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia
*ekacahyaprima[at]upi.edu
b) Department of Physics Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia

Abstract

Science and technology advancement in the 21st Century requires a number of life skills that everyone must learn, one of which is Critical Thinking. Critical thinking skill is often defined as a process of metacognitive which consists of several sub-skills (e.g., analysis, inference, and evaluation) that increases the chances of solving a problem. This research attempted to implement NASA Science as Interactive Multimedia to enhance students critical thinking in learning Solar System. This study used a pre-experimental method with one group pretest-posttest design. The sampling used was convenience sampling, which participated in 42 7th grade students of a private school in Bandung. The Objective Test was used as a research instrument for both pre-test and post-test. These test items were designed according to Faciones indicators of Critical Thinking Skills. Based on the analysis result, the value of Normalized gain in pre-test and post-test is 0.033 and 0.025. According to the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, the hypothesis in this research was accepted. The value of sig. (2-tailed) is 0.000, with a significance value is 0.05. Thus, the result of this research shows that: There is a significant difference in enhancement on students critical thinking using NASA Science in learning Solar System.

Keywords: Solar System- Interactive Multimedia- NASA Science- Students Critical Thinking Skill

Topic: Science Education