Proceedings of the International Conference on Learning and Advanced Education (ICOLAE 2022)

Analysis of Mid-semester Assessment in Cultivating Critical Thinking of Elementary School Students

Authors
Melly Rahmawati1, Yulia Maftuhah Hidayati1, *
1Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Muhammdiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: ymh284@ums.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Yulia Maftuhah Hidayati
Available Online 29 August 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-086-2_107How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Critical thinking skills; Higher-order thinking skills; Mid-semester assessment; Primary school
Abstract

Critical thinking skills can provide the right direction for thinking, working and assisting students in determining the proper steps in solving problems. The elementary school level plays a vital role in developing these thinking skills. A student’s ability to think critically can be measured by providing an indicator of High Older Thinking Skills (HOTS). Mid-semester Assessment (PTS) is a series of assessment components that elementary school students must pass after the middle of the semester. This study aimed to analyzed the content of HOTS-based questions at PTS of Science subject regarding indicators of critical thinking skills. This study used a qualitative with a content analysis method. The content studied is about PTS of Science subject semester 1 of fifth grade. The data analysis used includes data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. In this study, some findings described the realm of cognition for the category of questions based on HOTS oriented from C4 to C6. Indicators of critical thinking skills analyzed include interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, and explanation. The results of this study can be used as input for teachers in developing HOTS-based questions in improving students’ critical thinking skills. This study is an essential finding in preparing PTS of Science subject questions that can foster students’ critical thinking skills.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Learning and Advanced Education (ICOLAE 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 August 2023
ISBN
978-2-38476-086-2
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-086-2_107How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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