Study on the Effect of Learning Cycle 5E Using E-Module to Investigate Critical-Thinking Skill of Science Students in Trigonometry
Dwi Purliantoro (a*), Siti Fatimah (b), Stanley Dewanto (c)

a) Universitas Muhammadiyah Bandung, *dwi.purliantoro[at]umbandung.ac.id
b) Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
c) Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Abstract

Learning using e-module has become increasingly popular among higher learning institution, such as mathematics education field. The Purpose of this research is to study the effect of Learning Cycle 5E using E-Module for developing Critical-Thinking Skill of Students in Trigonometry. For this purpose, 68 students of tenth grader of high school in the field of mathematics in Bandung were selected by quasi-experimental method. A pretest-posttest control-group design was used, divided 36 students as experiment-group dan 32 students as control-group. Instrument test consisting of several essay question is used to assess students Critical-Thinking Skill. While the results of t-tests and ANOVA showed there is statistically significant difference in achievement scores between the control group and experiment group. Furthermore, in experiment group, there are statistically significant difference in achievement scores among students based on their Mathematical Prior Knowledge.

Keywords: Critical-Thinking Skill, Learning Cycle 5E, E-module

Topic: Mathematics Education