KEPRAKTISAN BUKU ENSIKLOPEDIA GENUS DENDROBIUM TAHURA SULTAN ADAM DALAM MELATIH KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS

Abstract

21st-century education emphasizes the development of 4C skills, one of which is critical thinking. Critical thinking skills can be fostered through various methods, including the use of instructional materials. In this study, the instructional material developed was an encyclopedia book. The purpose of this study was to examine the practicality of the Dendrobium genus encyclopedia book in the Sultan Adam Forest Park (Tahura Sultan Adam). This research employed an Educational Design Research (EDR) approach using Tessmer’s formative evaluation model, which includes self-evaluation, expert review, one-to-one evaluation, small group evaluation, and field testing. The expert review involved three experts, the one-to-one evaluation involved three students, the small group evaluation involved four students, and the field test involved ten students. The results showed that the encyclopedia book developed received a good category for content and These findings indicate that the developed Dendrobium genus encyclopedia is practical and easy to use in fostering students’ critical thinking skills.