An Nuril Maulida Fauziah, Wasis, Ahmad Fauzi Hendratmoko, M.A. Mahdiannur, Mochammad Zumar Firdaus Ermawan, E. Suwandi, Safitri Yosita Ratri
The study aims to examine the relationship between critical thinking and scientific arguments in science learning. Critical thinking and scientific argumentation help to understand and apply scientific concepts to science learning. The research method is a systematic literature review of articles published between 2012 and 2022 and indexed in Scopus at least Quartile 2 (Q2), so the article’s quality is high. In search results for related articles published in the last decade, the study found 17,800 articles, but only 11 met the criteria focused on improving critical thinking skills through various methods and strategies, including the use of newspaper articles, scientific argumentation, and visualization techniques. The findings from literature reviews show an interdependent relationship between critical thinking and scientific arguments, and both significantly contribute to the study of science. Several methods exist to train and develop critical thinking and scientific arguments in science learning: argument and concept maps, essential reading activities, argument or speech texts, discussion activities, analytical questions, learning technologies, and specific learning strategies. This study concludes that critical thinking and scientific argument are interrelated skills that contribute to learning. The complex relationship between critical thinking and scientific arguments in science learning can encourage deeper learning and understanding of concepts. © 2024 Science Education Study Program FMIPA UNNES Semarang.
Department of Science Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Surabaya State University, Indonesia; Department of Physic Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Surabaya State University, Indonesia; SMP Kreatif An-nur, Surabaya, Indonesia; Department of Education and Human Potentials Development, Taiwan; School of Education, Faculty of Arts, The University of Adelaide, Australia
