EFEKTIVITAS PENGGUNAAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL) TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS PESERTA DIDIK KELAS V DI SD N KADIPIRO BANTUL

Abstract

The investigation goals to analyze how PBL paradigm has affected the critical thinking competence of fifth graders at SD N 1 Kadipiro who are studying Pancasila Education. This investigation is quasi-experimental in nature and employs a control group design that is not comparable.   The beneficiaries of this research are the fifth graders of SDN 1 Kadipiro. The sample procedure made use of purposeful sampling. The instruments used in the investigation were tests and paperwork. M Normalcy, homogeneity, and t-tests were the tools used for data analysis.This study's findings show that PBL is an essential technique for improving fifth graders' critical thinking skills in Pancasila Education at SDN 1 Kadipiro. Sig < 0.05, or a significance value of 0.000, as shown by the t-test findings. The results of critical thinking skills among students at SDN Kadipiro 1 show a difference between classes 5A and 5B, where the results in the experimental class using the problem-based learning (PBL) model were 77.26 for class 5A, while class 5B scored 60.30. Thus, the data shows a significant improvement in the experimental class compared to the control class, so it can be concluded that the problem-based learning model is effective in improving students' critical thinking skills.