PANTING Model in Improving Critical Thinking Skills of Elementary School Students

Abstract

The problems in this study are critical thinking skills and student learning outcomes. This is because lacking training students' critical thinking skills to solve problems. Efforts are made to overcome this problem by using the PANTING model. This study aims to describe critical thinking skills and learning outcomes of students. This research is a Class Action Research (PTK) which is carried out with 4 meetings. The subjects of this study are students of class VB SDN Telawang 3 Banjarmasin, with a total of 21 students in the second semester of the 2023/2024 school year. The type of data used in this study is qualitative. Qualitative data was obtained through observation of critical thinking skills, then using quantitative data for student learning outcomes obtained through written tests in groups and individuals. The analysis in this study uses descriptive analysis techniques and is described with graphs and interpretations with percentages. The results of this research show that Students' critical thinking skills in the 1st meeting reached 19% increased to 90% in the 4th meeting with the criterion of "Very Critical". The learning outcomes of students in the 1st meeting reached 24%, increasing in each meeting until the 4th meeting reached 100%. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the use of the PANTING model can improve students' critical thinking skills and learning outcomes. This research can be used as a reference in using a learning model that can improve critical thinking skills and student learning outcomes.