The Impact of Integrating Discovery Learning and Differentiated Instruction on Students’ Critical Thinking Skills in Heat and Temperature Topics

Critical thinking is essential in contemporary times as it trains students to analyze, evaluate, and make logical and reflective decisions. This study aimed to determine the effect of discovery learning integrated with differentiated instruction on students' critical thinking skills. This rese...

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Main Authors: Trihartini Trihartini, Sabar Nurohman, Rusdiman Buhera
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Language:English
Published: Program Studi Pendidikan Fisika FKIP Universitas Mataram 2025-06-01
Series:JPFT (Jurnal Pendidikan Fisika dan Teknologi)
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Online Access:http://jurnalfkip.unram.ac.id/index.php/JPFT/article/view/8940
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description Critical thinking is essential in contemporary times as it trains students to analyze, evaluate, and make logical and reflective decisions. This study aimed to determine the effect of discovery learning integrated with differentiated instruction on students' critical thinking skills. This research employed a pre-experimental method with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The research subjects were 30 ninth-grade students of SMPN 4 Sentajo Raya. Data were collected through pretest and posttest assessments using critical thinking questions on temperature and heat. The results showed that the average pretest score was 48 and the posttest score was 78. Based on the paired samples test with a significance value (2-tailed) < 0.05, the null hypothesis (H₀) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (H₁) was accepted. This indicates a significant difference in students' critical thinking skills before and after implementing the discovery learning integrated with differentiated instruction.
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spelling doaj-art-cd5359b803914ca7b597096eb0199fb62025-08-20T03:27:07ZengProgram Studi Pendidikan Fisika FKIP Universitas MataramJPFT (Jurnal Pendidikan Fisika dan Teknologi)2614-56182407-69022025-06-0111110.29303/jpft.v11i1.8940The Impact of Integrating Discovery Learning and Differentiated Instruction on Students’ Critical Thinking Skills in Heat and Temperature TopicsTrihartini Trihartini0Sabar Nurohman1Rusdiman Buhera2Yogyakarta State UniversityYogyakarta State UniversityYogyakarta State University Critical thinking is essential in contemporary times as it trains students to analyze, evaluate, and make logical and reflective decisions. This study aimed to determine the effect of discovery learning integrated with differentiated instruction on students' critical thinking skills. This research employed a pre-experimental method with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The research subjects were 30 ninth-grade students of SMPN 4 Sentajo Raya. Data were collected through pretest and posttest assessments using critical thinking questions on temperature and heat. The results showed that the average pretest score was 48 and the posttest score was 78. Based on the paired samples test with a significance value (2-tailed) < 0.05, the null hypothesis (H₀) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (H₁) was accepted. This indicates a significant difference in students' critical thinking skills before and after implementing the discovery learning integrated with differentiated instruction. http://jurnalfkip.unram.ac.id/index.php/JPFT/article/view/8940Critical thinking skillsDifferentiated instructionDiscovery learning
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Differentiated instruction
Discovery learning
title The Impact of Integrating Discovery Learning and Differentiated Instruction on Students’ Critical Thinking Skills in Heat and Temperature Topics
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title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Integrating Discovery Learning and Differentiated Instruction on Students’ Critical Thinking Skills in Heat and Temperature Topics
title_short The Impact of Integrating Discovery Learning and Differentiated Instruction on Students’ Critical Thinking Skills in Heat and Temperature Topics
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topic Critical thinking skills
Differentiated instruction
Discovery learning
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