Tesis

The role of teacher and english textbook in boosting 7th graders’ critical thinking skills: a case study / Marisa Linia

Abstrak
Critical thinking skills became one of the learning objectives of the Emancipated Curriculum in Indonesia (Kemendikbud 2022) and 21st-century skills. The Emancipated Curriculum is the current curriculum designed by the Indonesian Ministry of Education which emphasizes the value of Pancasila students profile especially critical thinking skills. Therefore it is important to teach students critical thinking skills. As a result teachers and textbooks play an important role in teaching students critical thinking skills. Hence this study explores the role of the teacher and the English for Nusantara textbook in improving the student s critical thinking skills in EFL classes. This research employed a case study design and was conducted in one of the junior high schools in East Java Indonesia. In collecting data the researcher used three types of instruments namely pre- and post-interview protocol textbook analysis checklist and classroom observations checklist. The interview session was for the English teacher who used to know the teacher s perspective on critical thinking skills and the English for Nusantara textbook. Meanwhile the textbook analysis explored the manifestation of critical thinking skills activities. Further classroom observation was used to observe the English teacher utilizing the English textbook to boost the students critical thinking skills. All of the instruments were validated by experts who have been experts in their field for many years and have been tried out by the researcher. The finding indicated that the teacher has adequate knowledge of critical thinking skills from specific training namely Professional Teacher Education Training (PPG). Teachers understanding of critical thinking skills also follows the definition of critical thinking skills in Bloom s Taxonomy. The teacher employed critical thinking skills in the classroom activities and acted as the classroom facilitator. Meanwhile the English for Nusantara textbook guides teacher teaching in class. However the results of the textbook analysis revealed that English for Nusantara Chapter one to three had fewer of critical thinking activities. Thus the teacher added more critical thinking skills activities by implementing several strategies and media in the classroom. This was done because critical thinking skills are essential for training students to collect and analyze information to sort out proper and accurate information. Furthermore critical thinking skills activities are also crucial for teaching students to solve problems. Brainstorming critical questions and students performances were used to trigger students critical thinking skills. The research results show that this strategy can encourage students to think critically. In addition flashcard media also helps the teacher to improve the student s critical thinking skills. This was done because critical thinking The findings conclude that the teacher acted as a facilitator and her role is crucial in successfully applying critical thinking skills in the teaching and learning process. This study suggests 1) exploring how critical thinking skills are applied in other levels of education 2) in terms of the textbook analysis the future researchers also can explore more about the manifestation of critical thinking skills in another chapter of the English for Nusantara because this study only focused on Chapter one to Chapter three.

Informasi Detail

DDC

Rt 420.76 LIN r

Prodi

Universitas Negeri Malang. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, 2024.

Deskripsi Fisik

xiv, 105 lembar. : ilus. ; 30 cm.

Bahasa

Indonesia

No Reg

00548/RT/24

Edisi

Tesis (Pascasarjana)--Universitas Negeri Malang. 2024

Subjek

1. BAHASA INGGRIS - BERPIKIR KRITIS
2. BAHASA INGGRIS - BUKU TEKS
3. ENGLISH - CRITICAL THINKING

Pembimbing

1. Prof. Dr. Sri Rachmajanti, Dip.tesl, M.pd; Siti Muniroh, S.pd, M.a., Ph.d

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