The Effectiveness of STLC (Science Technology Learning Cycle) to Empowering Critical Thinking Skills

Autor/inn/en	Patonah, Siti; Sajidan; Cari; Rahardjo, Sentot Budi
Titel	The Effectiveness of STLC (Science Technology Learning Cycle) to Empowering Critical Thinking Skills
Quelle	In: International Journal of Instruction, 14 (2021) 3, S.39-58 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1694-609X
Schlagwörter	Instructional Effectiveness; Critical Thinking; Thinking Skills; Teaching Methods; Preservice Teachers; Skill Development; Foreign Countries; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtserfolg; Kritisches Denken; Denkfähigkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ausland; Indonesien
Abstract	Critical thinking skills (CTS) is an important goal in higher education. The purpose of this study is to determine the practicality and effectiveness of the Science Technoloy Learning Cycle (STLC) model to empower CTS in the course of science concept development (SCD). This study is a pretest-posttest control group design by 4 theme in SCD course. The number of samples in this study was seventy-three students who were divided into experimental and control classes. By sampling technique, sample were from a population of students who took the SCD course in the department of elementary teacher education at PGRI University of Semarang in the academic year of 2018/2019. The results showed that the STLC model was practical or workable as indicated by the lecturer and students' activities classified into both good and very good categories. The STLC model was significantly effective in empowering CTS. For further research, the STLC as an alternative learning model that to empower critical thinking skills at various education level, especially in preparing teacher candidates. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Gate Association for Teaching and Education. e-mail: iji@ogu.edu.tr; Web site: http://e-iji.net/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01