PROFILE OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE TOPIC OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Abstract

This study aims to obtain information related to the profile of critical thinking skills of junior high school students on the topic of biotechnology. The method used was survey method. The research subjects were 113 ninth grade students in one of the public junior high schools in Bandung City. The research subjects were determined using convenience sampling, which is a sampling technique used by researchers because the selected participants are available and have readiness. The research data were collected from the Inch critical thinking test using validated questions. The test instrument includes 22 questions that represent 8 elements of Inch-type critical thinking skills adapted from Paul and Elder. The data obtained in this study were processed with descriptive analysis techniques. The results showed that the profile of critical thinking skills classically was 2.65% in the very low category, 9.74% in the low category, 38.05% in the medium category, 31.86% in the high category and 17.70% in the very high category. Inch students' critical thinking achievement is 60.46%. The conclusion based on the results of data analysis shows that grade IX students can still be improved through learning activities.

Keyword : Critical thinking skills, junior high school students, biotechnology topic