Comparison of The Open-Ended Approach with The Scientific Approach towards Students' Reflective Thinking Abilities YPLP PGRI 1 Vocational School Makassar

Abstract

This research is a quasi-experimental research. The population in this study were all class XI AP SMK YPLP PGRI 1 Makassar. The sample in this study was class XI AP 1 as the Experimental class and XI AP 2 as the control class. The sampling technique used cluster sampling. The instrument used in this study was an essay test of reflective thinking skills given before and after learning in the Experimental class and the Control class which had been validated by the validator team. The collected data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially. The results of the research and discussion obtained several conclusions, namely the reflective thinking skills of class XI AP 1 students of SMK YPLP PGRI 1 Makassar with learning using the Open-Ended approach were generally in the high category. The reflective thinking skills of class XI AP 2 students of SMK YPLP PGRI 1 Makassar with learning using the Scientific approach were generally in the high category. There is no significant difference in students' reflective thinking skills between those taught through the Open-Ended approach and those taught with the scientific approach in class XI AP 1 and class XI AP 2 of SMK YPLP PGRI 1 Makassar. For further researchers, it is recommended to examine the comparison between the Open-Ended approach and the Scientific approach on other thinking skills such as creative, intuitive, and other thinking skills.