PERAN GURU DALAM MENGEMBANGKAN KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS SISWA DALAM PROSES PEMBELAJARAN

Abstrak

Critical thinking is a skill that has recently been discussed in the field of education. The Association of Colleges in America has even chosen critical thinking as one of the 6 skills students must acquire during their undergraduate education. Critical thinking is rational thinking in assessing something as a basis for decision making or action. Critical Thinking Skills do not come by themselves or by chance as a result of learning, but need deliberation by giving training or creating conditions that can develop these skills in the learning process. Some strategies that teachers can do are 1) creating a challenging atmosphere during the learning process, this can be done by using learning methods such as discussion, problem-based learning, project-based learning and other innovative learning methods. 2) Creating and encouraging interaction between students during the learning process, this means that critical thinking involves social processes. This condition can be done using a collaborative approach during the learning process. 3) Train students to write, writing can be used as a means to develop thought processes. Writing for example is done by training students to make summaries or make concept maps. The implementation of Kurukulum 13 (K13) which consists of 5M is very supportive for the development of students' critical thinking skill.