Analisis kemampuan berpikir kritis ditinjau dari keterampilan argumentasi siswa melalui model Argument Based Science Inquiry (ABSI)

Critical thinking is a thought process to analyze what is meant behind the information conveyed. This study aims to determine students 'critical thinking skills and argumentation skills through the Argument Based Science Inquiry (ABSI) learning model and inquiry-based learning, as well as to determine the interaction between the ABSI learning model and students' argumentation skills on critical thinking skills. The research was conducted at one of the public schools in Malang City in the even semester of 2019/2020. The study population was students of class X MIPA and the sample size consisted of sixty-four students who were divided into two class groups, namely the experimental class and the control class. The data collection technique used tests of critical thinking skills and measured argumentation skills using a questionnaire. Data analysis using two-way ANOVA. The results showed that (1) The critical thinking ability of students who learn through the ABSI learning model is higher than students who learn with inquiry-based learning, (2) The critical thinking ability of students who learn through the ABSI learning model is higher than students who learn using the ABSI learning model. Inquiry-based learning, (3) There is no interaction between the ABSI learning model and students' argumentation skills on critical thinking skills.