Year: 2024 | Month: November | Volume: 11 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 370-378
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20241134
Development of Stem-Loaded Teaching Modules with PBL Learning Model to Improve Critical Thinking Skills of Elementary School Students
Devi Istiana1, Fakhruddin2, Harianingsih3
1,2,3Graduate School, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Devi Istiana
ABSTRACT
Critical thinking skills are the ability to solve problems by connecting knowledge in the student's cognitive system, so that they can find and choose solutions that are in accordance with the problems they face. This study aims to develop a stem-loaded teaching module with a PBL learning model to improve students' critical thinking skills.
This research adapts the ADDIE development model which is an instructional development process with 5 stages, namely analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation.
The results of this study include: 1) Teaching module with stem content with PBL learning model; 2) The teaching module is very valid with an overall average value of the media validation test of 0.95 and the teaching module developed is very practical quality with an overall average value of the media practicality test of 95.5%; 3) The classical completeness value of the potential effect test obtained high effectiveness results with a percentage of 87%; 4) The module is declared effective with the difference between pretest and posttest scores, as well as the results of the n-gain test with an average of 0.48.
The conclusion of this study is that teaching modules with stem content with PBL learning models are effectively used to improve the critical thinking skills of elementary school students. Suggestions from the author for the use of teaching modules in learning that will be implemented should be designed very carefully and pay attention to learning needs, the environment, facilities and infrastructure, and pay attention to the times so that the media developed can be implemented in learning properly, effectively, and efficiently. Learning about photosynthesis should often be trained in order to foster students' skills in understanding the basic concepts of IPAS so that students can think critically and simply in the environment around them. The conclusion of this study is that the teaching module containing STEM with the PBL learning model is effective for improving the critical thinking skills of elementary school students.
Keywords: teaching modules, stem, PBL and critical thinking skills
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