Kolb's Experiential Learning Model to Improve Students' Critical Thinking Skills in Educational Research Methodology Courses

The purpose of this research is to produce an effective Kolb experiential learning model to enhance critical thinking skills and to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of the Kolb experiential learning model. The ADDIE model serves as the basis for the research and development method. (R&D). This study was conducted by the Mechanical Engineering Education Study Program, Faculty of Engineering, Unimed, in the course on Educational Research Methodology. The subjects of the research development procedure for the Kolb experiential learning model are expert groups, namely: learning material experts, media learning experts, and instructional design experts, followed by individual testing, small group testing, and field testing on students. The research results are shown in the feasibility test from expert validation, as well as student trials and practicality tests, all of which indicate that the Kolb experiential learning model can be used in the learning process, and students' critical thinking skills have also improved. In the effectiveness test on students' learning outcomes in educational research methodology, the average score of the experimental class (using the Kolb experiential learning model) is higher than the control class. (conventional learning model).