Analysis of Students' Critical and Creative Thinking Style and Cognitive Ability on Chemistry

DOI

10.2991/seadric-17.2017.64How to use a DOI?

Keywords

critical thinking; creativity; cognitive abilities; acids and bases

Abstract

This study aimed to determine chemistry education students' style of critical and creative thinking as well as cognitive abilities related to acid-base materials. The research method applied in this study was survey to identify the students' style of critical and creative thinking as well as cognitive abilities. Instructional process was conducted by using Student Center Learning (SCL).ÿÿThe sample consisted of 30 students (24 females and 6 males). The data were collected by using open-ended questions related to critical and creative thinkingÿandÿYanpiaw-critical Creative Stylesÿ(YCCS ) test.ÿThe research showed that no studentÿhad superior creative thinking style category (0%), 20% of the students were categorized having creative thinking style (medium category), 46.66% had critical thinking, and 33.34% had superior critical thinking. Students' academic achievement showed that only 26.66% of the students have the interpretation critical thinking category, analysis critical thinking category (20%) and no student has the originality of creative thinking category.ÿBased on data analysis, it can be concluded that the students' critical and creative thinking styles have the relationship with cognitive ability.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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AU  - Abdul Hamid
PY  - 2017/05
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TI  - Analysis of Students' Critical and Creative Thinking Style and Cognitive Ability on Chemistry
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th SEA-DR (South East Asia Development Research) International Conference 2017 (SEADRIC 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 302
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SN  - 2352-5398
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