Research Article
Increasing Students’ Higher-Order Thinking Skills Based On Character And Self-Concept Through Environmental Pollution Practicum
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.7-8-2019.2288405, author={Eliaumra Eliaumra and Muhammad Basir and Samsurizal M Suleman and I Made Budiarsa}, title={Increasing Students’ Higher-Order Thinking Skills Based On Character And Self-Concept Through Environmental Pollution Practicum}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th Progressive and Fun Education International Conference, Profunedu 2019, 6-8 August 2019, Makassar, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={PROFUNEDU}, year={2019}, month={10}, keywords={higher-order thinking skills character self-concept practicum environmental pollution}, doi={10.4108/eai.7-8-2019.2288405} }- Eliaumra Eliaumra
Muhammad Basir
Samsurizal M Suleman
I Made Budiarsa
Year: 2019
Increasing Students’ Higher-Order Thinking Skills Based On Character And Self-Concept Through Environmental Pollution Practicum
PROFUNEDU
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.7-8-2019.2288405
Abstract
Higher-order thinking skills are a main part of learning assessment process. Enable to apply information they just receive, use and create new knowledge or information. This research explores the efforts in increasing higher-order thinking skills based on students’ character and self-concept through Environmental Pollution Practicum. This research was quantitative in nature, with one grup pretest-postest design. Population was students from three study programs of universities in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, with the sample size of 120 students. Data were taken from higher-order thinking skills test, the students’ character, and questionnaire of self-concept, later were analyzed through N-Gain test. The results showed that there were increases of percentage analyse skill (C4) of 54%, evaluate skill (C5) of 53%, and create skill (C6) of 34%.. Overall, the increased percentage reached 45.5%. It is concluded that Environmental Pollution Practicum can improve the students’ higher-order thinking skills based on their character and self-concept.