Development and Validation of Critical Thinking Skills Instruments on Mechanical Waves for Senior High School Student

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https://doi.org/10.37891/kpej.v7i1.624

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assessment in physics, critical thinking skills, mechanical wave

Abstract

The importance of developing critical thinking skills (CTS) is claimed as a major education purpose.  Recently, enhanced learning has been conducted to promote students' CTS through study on certain topics (specific domains). Based on the numerous studies on CTS, there is a need for an assessment instrument to test students' CTS.  This research aims to develop an instrument of CTC on mechanical wave topics for senior high school students. The instrument consists of seven essay items and one forced-choice item, tested to 45 students of class XI high school in Malang. The validity test obtained an excellent Cronbach alpha coefficient of ? = 0.717. There was also an inter-rater test for the scoring guideline reliability using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) with high reliability results (? = 0.909). The results of this study indicate that the instrument is qualified to be used to measure students' CTS on mechanical wave topics.

Author Biographies

Fithrotul Azizah, Universitas Negeri Malang

Physics Department

Supriyono Koes Handayanto, Universitas Negeri Malang

Lecturer of Physics Department

Hari Wisodo, Universitas Negeri Malang

Lecturer of Physics Department

Trio Junira Fernando, SMAN 3 Malang

Physics Teacher

Kuswanto Kuswanto, SMAN 1 Turen

Physics Teacher

Anisak Intan Eka Prani, MAN Kota Batu

Physics Teacher

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25-06-2024

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Azizah, F., Handayanto, S. K., Wisodo, H., Fernando, T. J., Kuswanto, K., & Prani, A. I. E. (2024). Development and Validation of Critical Thinking Skills Instruments on Mechanical Waves for Senior High School Student. Kasuari: Physics Education Journal (KPEJ), 7(1), 195–205. https://doi.org/10.37891/kpej.v7i1.624

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