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Abstract

This research aimed to determine differences in critical thinking ability and conceptual understanding between students taught with guided inquiry learning combined with metacognition training and students taught with guided inquiry learning without metacognition training. This study used quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design. This study used a purposive sampling which produced two classes, namely class XI MIA 3 as the experimental class and XI MIA 4 as the control class. The students in the experiment class were taught with guided inquiry learning combined with metacognition training, while the students in the control class were taught with guided inquiry learning without metacognition training. The instrument used to measure the success of this research was multiple choice questions with written explanation. Multiple choice questions were used to measure conceptual understanding while essay questions were used to measure critical thinking ability. The results showed that: (1) The improved critical thinking ability could be seen from the mean of N-Gain of the experimental class 0,76, higher than the control class 0,55; (2) The improved conceptual understanding could be seen from the mean of N-Gain of the experimental class 0,66, higher than the control class 0,54. So we can conclude that the guided inquiry learning combined with metacognition training has enhanced students' critical thinking ability and conceptual understanding.

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