Online Learning in Higher Education to Encourage Critical Thinking Skills in the 21st Century

Abstract

This research aims to examine the effectiveness of online learning information system to improve undergraduates' critical thinking skills in learning macroeconomics through two instruments, test a nd questionnaire. Quantitative method was applied in this research. The research was conducted in the Sta te Islamic Institute of Salatiga and Sebelas Maret University involving 120 undergraduates. There is a difference in the mean post-test score of the control and experimental class. Besides, N-Gain shows that there is lea rning outcome improvement in experimental class, taught by using online learning information system, of both the State Islamic Institute of Salatiga and Sebelas Maret University. This research finding is supported by the result of the questionnaire on the critical thinking skills and the effectiveness of online learning media. It is found that there is significant and strong correlation between information system media and and critica l thinking skills. Ba sed on the research findings, online information system media is effective to improve undergraduates' learning outcome and critical thinking skills in learning macroeconomics.

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