Analysis of critical thinking skills of SMAN 7 Malang students

Critical thinking skills are an important ability possessed by students to support 21st-century learning. This research aims to analyse students’ critical thinking skills in terms of critical thinking skills indicators according to Ennis 1996, focus, reason, inference, situation, clarity and overview. The type of research was descriptive qualitative because it examines research objects that are natural or in real conditions and not set as in experiments. This research was conducted on October 24, 2021, at SMAN 7 Malang. The research subjects were students of class XI, MIPA SMAN 7 Malang. The instrument used to analyse critical thinking skills is an essay test. The achievement of students’ critical thinking skills still needs to be improved; this is indicated by a test result of 63,01 in the medium category, a focus indicator result of 44.69 in the low category, a reason indicator result 56.06 in the low category, inference indicator got result 78.03 in the high category, situation indicator got result 53.78 in the low category, the clarity indicator got result 74.24 in the high category, and overview indicator got result 71.21 in the medium category. This is because students still have not maximised thinking potential. The results of this study can provide initial conditions to teachers and researchers regarding the level of students’ critical thinking skills. This is because students still have not maximised thinking potential. Problem-based model models are based on various problems that require authentic inquiry, namely investigations that require real solutions to contextual problems. Based on the results, an integral problem-based learning e-module is needed that can improve students’ critical thinking skills in accordance with the 21st-century learning criteria because E-modules are more effective for training students’ critical thinking skills.