DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORY VIRTUAL CLASS BY APPLYING COLLABORATIVE MODEL TO IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING ABILITY
ABSTRACT: The efforts to
improve quality of history learning and to answer the global demand can be
carried out by utilizing technology. One of them is by developing the virtual
class in history learning. These research and development are intended to produce
a collaborative model of history virtual class in order to improve the critical
thinking ability on the history values at the students of Senior High School.
The research is conducted at a Senior High School in Solo Raya in the year 2014. This research is designed to apply the development
research pursuant to the opinion of Borg and Gall. The data are collected by
using the techniques of observation, interview, document analysis, FGD (Focus Group Discussion) and questionnaire.
The methods applied to analyze the data are the qualitative analysis using interactive
model, evaluative and comparatives analyses. The finding of this research
produces a conclusion that the model of history virtual class is effective to
improve the critical thinking ability on the history values. The collaborative model of virtual class is
effective to improve the role of history learning in stimulating the critical
thinking ability of the students which in turn will be able to improve
competence of the students.
Author: Nunuk Suryani
Kode Jurnal: jpsejarah&umumgg140004
