Perkembangan revolusi industri 4.0 menuntut siswa memiliki keterampilan abad ke-21, terutama berpikir kritis. Namun, berbagai penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa di Indonesia masih rendah. Hal ini diperkuat oleh hasil studi PISA 2022 yang menegaskan bahwa sebagian besar siswa kesulitan menganalisis informasi dan memecahkan permasalahan yang bersifat kompleks. …
Kemampuan berpikir kritis adalah elemen penting yang harus dikuasai siswa untuk mendukung proses pembelajaran di abad ke-21, terutama dalam mata pelajaran IPA yang kompleks dan memerlukan analisis mendalam. Namun, observasi di SMP Negeri 2 Kepil menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa masih rendah. Hal ini disebabkan oleh penerapan model pembelajaran yang kurang optimal dala…
Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi permasalahan kemampuan menulis teks cerita fantasi pada peserta didik yang masih rendah. Peserta didik kesulitan menemukan ide dan mengembangkannya. Hal ini terjadi karena guru belum menerapkan metode dan media belajar yang tepat untuk pembelajaran menulis. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu (1) membuktikan perbedaan signifikan pada kemampuan menulis teks cer…
Listening is one of the four basic English language skills and an important part of effective communication. Listening means understanding meaning, capturing information, and remembering what is heard. However, many students struggle with listening skills due to monotonous learning strategies. Therefore, the writer provides a note-taking strategy using audiovisual folklore to enhance listening …
The Merdeka Curriculum highlights writing as one of the essential competencies students must master. In Phase D (Grades VII–IX of SMP/MTs), students are expected to express ideas and experiences through coherent, well-organized paragraphs with varied yet simple sentence structures that include essential information and supporting details. Nevertheless, writing remains one of the most challeng…
Writing is one of the important skills taught in junior high school. Ninth grade students, in particular, are expected to develop strong writing skills. The teaching of procedural writing in junior high school should emphasize active participation, contextual learning, and creative expression so that students can produce well-structured, clear, and coherent texts. However, observations in the n…
The ability to understand descriptive texts plays an important role in helping students identify the main idea, reading purpose, author's intent, information details, and word meanings, whether synonyms or antonyms. However, based on observations, the writer found that most students' reading comprehension abilities were still considered low. In fact, many students show a lack of interest in rea…
Reading comprehension is one of the essential skills in learning English because it enables students to understand and interpret written texts effectively. However, many students still struggle to comprehend texts, especially when they encounter unfamiliar vocabulary or complex sentence structures. The fix-up strategy is a technique used by teachers to assist students who are having difficulty …
In the current educational era, mastering English vocabulary is one of the important skills for elementary school students, as it forms the foundation for reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The selection of learning media becomes one of the important aspects. The spinning wheel learning media integrates interactive and engaging activities. In addition, the spinning wheel media allows st…