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improving critical thinking using critical thinking worksheets with multimodus

representation
. Overall, students critical thinking skills improved attitudes toward the
usefulness of a mobile learning system improved significantly at the end of the
experimental study. It was found that after the study the students creativity
improved significantly. Furthermore, researchers found that outdoor experiences
influenced students attitudes positively. Additionally, results indicate that in this
study, working collaboratively and sharing information were built into a group
activity.
The group of children with mental retardation (IQ < 80) showed a significant sex

The purpose of this research is to improve students critical thinking skills using critical
thinking worksheets using multimodus representation. Aspects of critical thinking skills using
ennis framework. The method used in this research is the experimental method. To determine
the increase of students' critical thinking skills used instrument shaped essay test questions
totaling 10 pieces provided when the pretest and posttest. Improved critical thinking skills are
seen from the n-gain scores petest and poststest which will then be categorized based on the
categorization Hake. These results indicate that an increase in critical thinking skills of
students of class X after using student worksheets oriented critical thinking skills of 0.43 with
the medium category.
Samples of volunteers in the experimental study consisted of 36 students in
upper secondary schools in Cirebon

. The students critical thinking disposition was measured by California Critical


Thinking Disposition Inventory Scale (CCTDI). Also, the usefulness of mobile
learning systems (UMLS), a questionnaire adapted by Motiwalla (2007), was used
to collect data. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis
techniques; arithmetic mean and standard deviation. Overall, students attitudes
toward the usefulness of a mobile learning system improved significantly at the
end of the experimental study. It was found that after the study the students
creativity improved significantly. Furthermore, researchers found that outdoor
experiences influenced students attitudes positively. Additionally, results
indicate that in this study, working collaboratively and sharing information were
built into a group activity.

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