DISCOVERY LEARNING MODEL FOR IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS: A NARRATIVE REVIEW

Abstract

The learning model used in primary schools still tends to use conventional learning, resulting in less optimal critical thinking skills and students’learning outcomes. This study aims to analyze the discovery learning model in improving critical thinking skills and learning outcomes of primary school students. This study uses a narrative review with 2 steps, namely database search, and thematic analysis. Thecriteria used are articles fromnational and international scientific journals, articles relatedto research topics,articlespublished in the last 5 years with a duration (2016-2021), and articles available full-text pdf versions that have been published on Google Scholar and Research gate. Of the 28 articles obtained, only 25 articles areanalyzed. The results of this study indicate that the discovery learning model can improve critical thinking skills and learning outcomes of primary school students.

Keywords

• critical thinking skill; discovery learning; narrative review