Profile of Critical Thinking of Elementary School Students and Application of HOTS-Based Worksheets in Science Lessons

Abstract

This research was conducted to analyze the profile of students' critical thinking abilities and the application of HOTS-based LKPD in elementary school science learning. The research method is descriptive preliminary research and does not test the hypothesis with a sample of 20 elementary school students in Magetan, East Java. Data collection techniques used critical thinking skills tests, student response surveys, and teacher interviews whose data results will be analyzed descriptively qualitatively. Based on the results of the research, it was found that 1) students' critical thinking skills were in the low and medium categories. 14 students in the low category, 6 students in the medium category and none of the students in the high category; 2) The lowest indicator of critical thinking skills is evaluation; 3) Teachers still use lecture methods and conventional teaching materials during learning; 4) Implementation of HOTS-based LKPD is expected to improve students' critical thinking skills in science lessons. It can be concluded that students' critical thinking skills are still low, so it is necessary to increase students' critical thinking skills by implementing HOTS-based worksheets.