TINGKAT KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS SISWA SMA PADA MATERI FLUIDA DINAMIS

Abstract

ABSTRACT
One of the goals of learning physics in schools is to improve students' critical
thinking skill. Critical thinking ability is the ability of the students in the process of
thinking in solving a problem in detail. By knowing the level of critical thinking it self,
students can do introspection and have the desire and motivation to change for the
better. In addition, students can also prepare for future exams such as national
examination as well as college entrance exam. As for the teacher, by knowing the level
of critical thinking skill of the students, the physics teachers can make it as a reference
to determine the learning strategy that will be used next. Therefore, it is necessary to
identify the level of critical thinking ability. The research method used is descriptive
research. The subjects of the study were students of grade XI IPA SMA. The data
collection method used is a test of description. The results of the study showed that
the level of critical thinking ability of 18.63% of students were on a very high
category, 42.16% of students were on a high category, 29.41% of students were in the
category medium, 9.80% of students were on a low category, and no students were in
very low category.
Keywords: Physics, fluid dynamic, critical thinking