Treffer: Critical Thinking Skills: The Academic Ability, Mastering Concepts, and Analytical Skill of Undergraduate Students

Title:
Critical Thinking Skills: The Academic Ability, Mastering Concepts, and Analytical Skill of Undergraduate Students
Language:
English
Authors:
Tutut Indria Permana, Iin Hindun, Ndzani Latifatur Rofi’ah, Ardiani Samti Nur Azizah
Source:
Journal of Biological Education Indonesia (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia). 2019 5(1):1-8.
Availability:
Department of Biology Education, University of Muhammadiyah Malang. Jl. Raya Tlogomas 246 Malang, East Java, Indonesia 65144. Tel: +62-341-464318 ext 120; e-mail: jpbi@umm.ac.id; e-mail: journal.educationalbiology@gmail.com; Web site: https://ejournal.umm.ac.id/index.php/jpbi/index
Peer Reviewed:
Y
Page Count:
8
Publication Date:
2019
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Education Level:
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors:
Critical Thinking, Academic Ability, Undergraduate Students, Botany, Science Education, 21st Century Skills, Correlation, Departments, Concept Formation, Scientific Concepts, Mastery Learning, Science Tests, Predictor Variables, Instructional Design, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms:
Indonesia
ISSN:
2442-3750
2527-6204
Entry Date:
2025
Accession Number:
EJ1477618
Database:
ERIC

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Science and technology development in the 21st-Century has been demanding educators to provide learning activities which stimulate students' critical thinking skills. This study aimed to find out the correlated factors of the students' critical thinking skills as well as of which was the strongest determinant in leveling the skills. The subject of this correlational research was 112 undergraduate students in the Department of Biology Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang who took Botany course. There were four variables measured in this study, namely academic ability, mastering concepts, analytical skill, and critical thinking skills. The data of academic ability was obtained from students' cumulative index in the previous semester while the three other variables were measured using final exam test. All the variables then analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results showed that the three predictor variables (mastering concepts, academic ability, and analytical skill) gave effective contributions toward students' critical thinking skills, with the percentages of 3.84%, 32.25%, and 54.26% respectively. Therefore, the results of this study could be a basic reference in designing learning process which empower the students' critical thinking skills.

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