Inquiry Learning Strategies on Students' Critical Thinking Abilities in Primary Schools

Abstract

This research was conducted to define inquiry learning strategies for students' critical thinking abilities in elementary schools. This research is motivated by a learning system that is still teacher-centered , learning appears inflexible, causing students to be less active in learning. The inquiry learning strategy is a learning strategy that places students as learning subjects and students are given the opportunity to carry out activities such as observing, investigating and conducting experiments by emphasizing students' critical thinking processes to find answers to the questions they ask with or without the help of the teacher. This research data collection used a literary study method (library research) where the literature review aims to strengthen the analysis from the various sources used. Data collection for this research was carried out by browsing articles in reputable online journals using Google Scholar and documentation in the library.