Effectiveness of use direct learning models for higher order thinking skills of pre-service physics teachers

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the higher order thinking skills of prospective physics teacher students at the Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University through direct learning models. The method used in this study is a quasi-experiment with the design of one group pre-test and post-test. The subjects of this study were students of prospective physics teachers at Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University consisting of 13 male students and 12 female students with an average age of 20 years. The instrument used in this study was a test of high-level thinking skills on magnetic electric material, in the form of 10 breakdown tests. Each question evaluates aspects of analysing, evaluating, create. The average N-gain results in the physics teacher candidates at the Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University were 0.37 in the medium category. So, it can be concluded that the higher order thinking by using the direct learning model of prospective physics teacher students at the Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University is included in the medium category. Based on these results it shows that direct instruction learning model is quite effective to improve higher order thinking skills in learning physics, especially magnetic electric material.