The Effect of Students Critical

Thinking toward Students Skill in

Writing Closed Book Journal in
Basic Reading and Writing

Annisa Fiizzatillah (20120540096)

Outline
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology

Background of Research
Critical thinking is still debatable
Students have to master four
basic skills of English
Writing is the most complex and
difficult in English learning
In Basic reading and writing, learn
closed book journal to increase
student writing skills

Identification
and Limitation of
Problem
Students are
lack of
critical
thinking in
writing

Identificat
ion of
Problem
Students are
lack awarness
of writing
effectivelly

Students feel
difficult in
writing closed
book journal

Identification and
Limitation of
Problem

Investigate
Discussthe
thecorrelation
significant between
effect on critical
thinking
improving
skills and
writing
students
closeskill
book
in journal
writing in
closed
Basic
book
Reading
journal and Writing

Research Question

Does critical thinking skills have any significant

effect on improving writing close book journal
in Basic Reading and Writing?

Purpose of Research
To investigating the significant
effect on improving writing
close book journal in Basic
Reading and Writing.

For
students

Significanc
e of
Research

For Lecturers
For Other
Researcher

Literature Review
Concept of Critical
Thinking Ability
1. Definition of
Critical thinking
According to Taghva,
Rezai, Gadheri, and
Taghva (2014),
Critical thinking is
one of the most
important methods
of creativity seeking
among students
(p.19).

Concept of Critical
Thinking Ability
2. Critical Thinking
Proccess

Investigation
Interpretation
Judgment
(Ruggiero, 2004)

Literature Review
Concept of
Writing Skill

Concept of
Writing Skill

Writing is a complex
activity involving
many skills to
determine ideas and
to transfer the ideas
onto a piece of paper
clearly and
comprehensibly for
the readers (Brown,
2007)

Writing procces
consist of
planning,
drafting,
simmering,
revising, and
editing
(Ploeger, 2000)

Literature Review
Closed Book
Journal

Closed Book
Journal

Journaling is a
learning method
becomes a tool
to aid learners in
terms of personal
growth,
synthesis, and
reflection on new
information that
is acquired
(Hiemstra, 2001).

Journaling
procedure is
important to
make explicit the
value of
journaling in
helping adult
learners increase
their ability to
reflect critically
on what they are

Methodology
Research
Design
Quantitativ
e
Correlation
al research

Data Analysis
Regression(ca
use and effect
correlation)

Poplulation and
Sampling
Total 150 students PBI
UMY batch 2015
Sampling 70 students

Data Collection
Method
Questionnaire
Critical
thinking scale
and students
score of Basic
Reading and
Writing Class

References
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Brown, D. H. (2007). Teaching by Principles : An Interactive
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Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morrison K. (2011). Research Methods in
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Fahim, M., & Pezeskhi, M. (2012). Manipulating critical thinking
skills in test taking. International Journal of education,4(1),
10.5296/ijei.v4il.1169.
Fahim, M., & Saeepour, M. (2011). The impact of teaching
critical thinking skills on reading comprehension of Iranian EFL
learners. Journal of language Teaching and Research, 2 (4), 867874. 10.4304/jltr.2.4.867-874.

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Thank You