Guided Inquiry and Audiovisual Media Effect on Students’ Critical Thinking Ability and Learning Interest

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of the guided inquiry learning model accompanied by audiovisual media on (1) the critical thinking skills, (2) the learning interest, and (3) the critical thinking skills and learning interest of class XI students. The method used is a quasi-experiment with a posttest-only control group design. The population in this study was class XI MIPA with 289 students and the sample used was class XI 4 and class XI 5 with 84 students. The sampling technique used is cluster random sampling. Collecting data on critical thinking skills uses a test while collecting data on interest in learning uses a questionnaire. The data analysis technique used the t-test, the Manova test, and the Bonferroni test. The results showed that H1 (t-test) obtained the value of Sig. = 0.041 (<0.050), H2 (t-test) obtained Sig. = 0.041 (<0.050), and H3 (manova test) obtained Sig. = 0.007 (<0.050). It was concluded that there was an influence of the guided inquiry learning model accompanied by audiovisual media on (1) the critical thinking skills, (2) the learning interest, and (3) the critical thinking skills and learning interest of class XI students.

Keywords

• critical thinking skills
• interest in learning
• human respiratory system
• guided inquiry