Implementation of Guided Inquiry to Improve Students’ Critical Thinking Skills in Heat Conduction

Abstract

Using a guided inquiry learning approach, this research attempts to improve students' critical- thinking abilities and explain how they reacted to heat conduction. Pre-experimental design with a single group pre-test - post-test design was the research approach employed in this study. Participants in the research were class XI students enrolled in the even semester of the 2020–2021 academic year at SMA Manbaul Ulum Asshiddiqiyah 2 Batuceper. Exam essay questions and surveys of student views were used as the approach. In class XI IPA 2, students' critical thinking abilities improved, according to the study analysis' findings, with an average g> score in the moderate group of 0.67. The examination of the paired t-test shows significant growth in both the experimental class and the replica class. With an 84% percentage, student opinions on guided inquiry learning fell into the very excellent category. The researcher claims that using the guided inquiry learning approach may enhance students' ability to think critically about heat-conducting materials.

Keywords: Guided inquiry learning model, critical thinking skills, and heat conduction.