Think-Aloud Protocol as a Method for Exploring and Understanding the Argumentation Skills of Pre-Service Science Teachers

Argumentation is a core component of critical thinking, one of the essential 21st-century skills. However, exploring this skill remains a challenge, often due to limitations in the available assessment methods. This study aims to offer a solution by utilizing the think-aloud protocol to explore and...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Fauzi Hendratmoko, Sapti Puspitarini, Mohammad Budiyanto, Nanang Rahman, Kiki Septaria, Siti Marpuah
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Published: Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika (UNDIKMA) 2025-04-01
Series:Prisma Sains: Jurnal Pengkajian Ilmu dan Pembelajaran Matematika dan IPA IKIP Mataram
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Online Access:https://e-journal.undikma.ac.id/index.php/prismasains/article/view/15214
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author Ahmad Fauzi Hendratmoko
Sapti Puspitarini
Mohammad Budiyanto
Nanang Rahman
Kiki Septaria
Siti Marpuah
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description Argumentation is a core component of critical thinking, one of the essential 21st-century skills. However, exploring this skill remains a challenge, often due to limitations in the available assessment methods. This study aims to offer a solution by utilizing the think-aloud protocol to explore and better understand the argumentation skills of Pre-Service Science Teachers (PSTs). A total of 30 PSTs from a state university in Indonesia participated in the research. Data collection and analysis through the think-aloud protocol were conducted in several stages: procedural briefing, implementation, coding and video analysis, and data interpretation. The findings revealed that the think-aloud protocol was effective in providing deeper insights into argumentation skills and yielded more detailed and accurate data across five key components: claims, evidence, reasoning, counterarguments, and rebuttals. On average, the PSTs demonstrated beginner-level argumentation skills, with the strongest performance in the claim component and weaker results in supporting aspects. Specifically, 5 participants were categorized as proficient, 9 as advanced, 6 as intermediate, and 10 as beginners. These results highlight the need for more effective learning strategies that provide PSTs with greater opportunities to practice constructing and critiquing arguments.
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spelling doaj-art-17015b9bed274c29a7adb406a845e39d2025-08-20T03:29:18ZengUniversitas Pendidikan Mandalika (UNDIKMA)Prisma Sains: Jurnal Pengkajian Ilmu dan Pembelajaran Matematika dan IPA IKIP Mataram2338-45302540-78992025-04-0113226828210.33394/j-ps.v13i2.152146692Think-Aloud Protocol as a Method for Exploring and Understanding the Argumentation Skills of Pre-Service Science TeachersAhmad Fauzi Hendratmoko0Sapti Puspitarini1Mohammad Budiyanto2Nanang Rahman3Kiki Septaria4Siti Marpuah5Universitas Negeri SurabayaUniversitas Negeri SurabayaUniversitas Negeri SurabayaUniversitas Muhammadiyah MataramUniversitas Islam LamonganUniversiti Tun Hussein Onn MalaysiaArgumentation is a core component of critical thinking, one of the essential 21st-century skills. However, exploring this skill remains a challenge, often due to limitations in the available assessment methods. This study aims to offer a solution by utilizing the think-aloud protocol to explore and better understand the argumentation skills of Pre-Service Science Teachers (PSTs). A total of 30 PSTs from a state university in Indonesia participated in the research. Data collection and analysis through the think-aloud protocol were conducted in several stages: procedural briefing, implementation, coding and video analysis, and data interpretation. The findings revealed that the think-aloud protocol was effective in providing deeper insights into argumentation skills and yielded more detailed and accurate data across five key components: claims, evidence, reasoning, counterarguments, and rebuttals. On average, the PSTs demonstrated beginner-level argumentation skills, with the strongest performance in the claim component and weaker results in supporting aspects. Specifically, 5 participants were categorized as proficient, 9 as advanced, 6 as intermediate, and 10 as beginners. These results highlight the need for more effective learning strategies that provide PSTs with greater opportunities to practice constructing and critiquing arguments.https://e-journal.undikma.ac.id/index.php/prismasains/article/view/15214argumentationthink-aloud protocol21st-century skillspre-service scienve teachers
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Kiki Septaria
Siti Marpuah
Think-Aloud Protocol as a Method for Exploring and Understanding the Argumentation Skills of Pre-Service Science Teachers
Prisma Sains: Jurnal Pengkajian Ilmu dan Pembelajaran Matematika dan IPA IKIP Mataram
argumentation
think-aloud protocol
21st-century skills
pre-service scienve teachers
title Think-Aloud Protocol as a Method for Exploring and Understanding the Argumentation Skills of Pre-Service Science Teachers
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title_short Think-Aloud Protocol as a Method for Exploring and Understanding the Argumentation Skills of Pre-Service Science Teachers
title_sort think aloud protocol as a method for exploring and understanding the argumentation skills of pre service science teachers
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think-aloud protocol
21st-century skills
pre-service scienve teachers
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