The Effect of Augmented Reality-Based Learning Media on Critical Thinking Skills Of Students

Abstract

This study is a true experiment study that aims to determine the effect of Augmented Reality media on critical thinking skills of students at SMAN 3 Makassar. The population in this study were all grade XII of SMAN 3 Makassar totaling 360 students divided into 10 classes while the research sample was class XII 4 as the control class with 33 students and class XII 5 as the experimental class with 32 students. The instrument used in this study used a critical thinking skills test of students in the form of essay questions , namely a posttest totaling 7 items which were developed according to the indicators of critical thinking skills, namely interpretation, analysis, evaluation and inference. Based on the results of the research that has been carried out, it was obtained that the level of critical thinking skills of students in the experimental class was at a moderate level with an average value of fourteen point fifty six while in the control class it was at a low level with an average value of twelve point ninety four. Then based on the results calculated using the independent sample t - test, it produced a significance value of zero point zero zero two which is lower than zero point zero five. It can be concluded that learning using AR media t there is a significant difference in the critical thinking skills of students at SMAN 3 Makassar