THE EFFECT OF LEARNING MODELS AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS ON SOCIAL SCIENCE LEARNING OUTCOMES

This study aimed to find out: (1) The comparison of social science learning outcomes of students who were taught by problem-based learning model and group investigation learning model; (2) The comparison of social science learning outcomes of students who had high critical thinking skills and who had low critical thinking skills; (3) The interaction between learning models and critical thinking skills on social science learning outcomes. The research method used was a quasi-experimental 2x2 factorial design. The results of this research concluded that: (1) the average of social science learning outcomes of students who were taught by the problem-based learning model was higher than the group investigation learning model; (2) the average of social science learning outcomes of students who had high critical thinking skills was higher than low critical thinking skills; (3) there was an interaction between learning models and critical thinking skills on social science learning outcomes