Guided Discovery-Based Module Development on Disaster Mitigation Materials to Improve Student's Critical Thinking Ability of 11th Grade Students at SMA Negeri 5 Surakarta Indonesia

Abstract

Guided Discovery learning module provides opportunities for students to improve optimal learning activities, appropriate with the level of ability and progress of students during the learning process. The purpose of this research is to examine the need for guided discovery-based modules, to develop modules with guided discovery characteristics, to test the feasibility of guided discovery-based modules, and to test the effectiveness of guided discovery-based modules on disaster mitigation materials in order to improve critical thinking skills of 11^TH grade students of SMA Negeri 5 Surakarta. This research is a research and development which aim at developing a Geography module based on guided discovery learning model on respiratory system material. In short, based on the results of the analysis that has been done, it shows that the use of guided discovery-based module on disaster mitigation materials is more effective in improving student’s critical thinking skills. The result of this research in line with the statement of Arjunan (2012), which states that learning that involves guided discovery activities can generate student interest in the lesson, increase their ability to pose problems and improve their learning ability. Similarly, Gholamian (2013), stated that guided discovery is an instrument to develop and strengthen critical thinking skills. Guided discovery is also meaningful for teaching critical thinking skills and many students need an early structure of steps in learning that provide students with critical thinking.