Development of Critical Thinking Skills Measurement in Socio-Political Context

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210423.055How to use a DOI?

Keywords

critical thinking skills, sociopolitical issues, test development, Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGCTA)

Abstract

Critical thinking is one of the most essential goals in education nowadays. Aside from academics and career settings, the skill is considered important to be implemented in understanding socio-political issues for shaping better civil society by emphasizing consciousness and accountability. This study aims to develop measurement for critical thinking skills in Indonesia’s socio-political context. Tryout involves 87 students from eight universities in Yogyakarta. The data is analyzed using both classical test theory and item response theory to obtain more comprehensive psychometric properties. It results in strong content validity, model fit and 13 good quality items from total 145 constructed items, yet a low internal consistency. Thus, the final items are not adequate to be administered in an independent test, but can be alternative questions for item bank in critical thinking skills assessment. Moreover, suggestions for further research are provided.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Miftachur Rohmah
AU  - Sri Kusromaniah
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/04/26
TI  - Development of Critical Thinking Skills Measurement in Socio-Political Context
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Assessment and Policy (ICEAP 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1
EP  - 6
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210423.055
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210423.055
ID  - Rohmah2021
ER  -