THE INFLUENCE OF PROBLEM BASED LEARNING MODELS ON CRITICAL THINKING ABILITY IN TWO VARIABLELINEAR EQUATION SYSTEMS AS SEEN FROM LEARNING STYLE

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of problem based learning models on critical thinking ability in two variable linear equation systems as seen from learning style. This research was a quantitative research usingFactorial Design. This research was conducted on class VIII students of SMPN 2 Sugio. The sampling technique in this study wasPurposive Sampling, with VIIIA class as the experimental class and VIIIB class as the control class, each of which has 32 students. Data collection techniques in this study used tests of critical thinking ability and learning style questionnaires. The data analysis technique used is descriptive quantitative. The results showed that the application of the learning modelProblem Based Learning effect on the ability to think critically both students with visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles in the matter of two variable linear equation systems. Resultspretest students with a visual learning style show an average value of 57 which increases as seen from the valueposttest that is 91.41. Resultspretest students with an auditory learning style show an average value of 53.3, which increases as seen from the valueposttest that is 90.6. Students with kinesthetic learning styles, resultspretest showed an average value of 59.1, then experienced an increase as seen from the valueposttest that is 90.7.PBL learning model influences students' critical thinking ability, learning style has a significant effect on critical thinking ability, critical thinking ability is more influenced by the PBL learning model than learning style.