THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANIMAKER-BASED BLENDEN LEARNING ON STUDENTS' CRITICAL THINKING ABILITY CLASS XI IPA SMA NEGERI 2 SUNGAI PENUH

Abstract

In 2018 Indonesia was ranked 71_st in PISA with low category critical thinking abilities. Here teachers are required to choose appropriate strategies and use current technology that students like, so that learning becomes interactive, active and students can think critically. This study aims to determine the critical thinking skills of students who apply animaker-based blended learning in learning Biology class XI IPA at SMA Negeri 2 Sungai Penuh. This research uses the type of Quasi Experimental research. With the Design Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The population in this study were all Class VIII students, a total of 210 people. The sample was chosen by the subject teacher with certain considerations, namely class IPA 1, which consists of 35 people. The instrument used in this study is in the form of a test. Data on test results were analyzed using the T test. From the results of the study it was found that the use of animaker-based blended learning had a significant effect on improving students' critical thinking skills compared to previous learning. Thus, animaker-based blended learning can be used to improve students' critical thinking skills.