Developing Measurement Instrument for Critical Thinking Skills of 21st Century Education

Abstract

Life in the 21st century demands a variety of skills, thus hopefully education can prepare students to master these skills in order to be a successful person in life. Essential skills in the 21st century are relevant to the four pillars of life which are learning to know, learning to do, learning to be, dan learning to live together. Each of the four principles contain specific skills that need to be empowered through learning activities, such as the skills of critical thinking, problem solving, metacognition, communication, collaboration, innovation and creation, information literacy, and so on. Developing a measurment instrument of critical thinking skill aims to provide an overview on the steps or ways being implemented by educator in developing the instrument as a measurement of students' critical thinking skills, especially developing the instrument on the subject of mathematics. The steps in developing measurment instruments of critical thinking skills are composing instrument specifications, writing instrument, reviewing instrument, conducting instrument testing, analyzing instrument items, improving instrument, and assembling instrument.