Improving the Critical Thinking Skills and Responsibility Character of Students with Blended Learning Based on Tri Hita Karana

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the differences in critical thinking skills and the character of student responsibility between those taught by Blended Learning based on Tri Hita Karana (THK) and the conventional method. This study was a quasi-experimental with a post-test only non-equivalent control group design. The subjects in this study were student of the Biology and Marine fisheries Department for the 2019/2020 academic year. The object of this study was the Critical thinking skills and the character of student responsibility. The number of samples used in this study was 48 students. The data collection methods used were test and questionnaire method. The critical thinking test instrument was the tool to collect the data on critical thinking skills, while the responsibility character data were collected using a questionnaire. Based on the results of data analysis, there was a significant difference between the critical thinking skills and the responsibility character of student taught by Tri Hita Karana-based blended learning, and students taught conventionally. The Blended Learning method was preferable to the conventional method.