Pembelajaran Berbasis Problem Solving yang Diintervensi Dengan Peta Konsep Dan Pengaruhnya terhadap Berpikir Kritis Mahasiswa Dalam Mata Kuliah Perkembangan Hewan

Abstract

Problem solving method which is intervened by concept mapping is one of the meaningful learning activities in which students participate actively and think critically. This research is intended to find out the effect of problem solving and problem solving intervened by concept mapping on critical thinking. The Experimental research design used Non-Randomized Control-Group Pretest-Posttest with three treatments, namely: A, traditional method (control group); B, problem solving method; and C, problem solving intervened by concept mapping. The instruments used to collect data was critical thinking test. The data were analyzed by using ANACOVA and LSD test. In addition, SPSS 10 for Windows was used to analyze the data. The result of the research shows that there is significant difference on students' average score of critical thinking among three treatment classes, and the LSD test revealed that the highest score of critical thinking is C class, and followed by B and A class. It can be concluded that problem solving basedinstruction on Animal Development intervened by concept mapping is the best method to increase students' critical thinking.