Analysis on Senior High School Student Reasoning Skill A R Pratami, T Widhiyanti, A Widodo
Pendidikan IPA Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
This research aims to get analyzation of reasoning skill in Senior High School level. Defined as ability in drawing conclusion expressed in logical argument, the analyzation on reasoning skill is measured by student argument in answering essay question involving respiratory system topic. The arguments are categorized into five levels based on Toulmin Argumentation Pattern (TAP) consists of claim, data, warrant, qualifier, backing, and rebuttals. The subjects are students of Senior High School chosen by purposive sampling. The method used in this research is descriptive. The results shows that level of students argumentation lies 29.17% on level one and 70.83% on level two. The arguments of the students are also categorized into weak and strong argument, with 69.23% arguments dominated by weak arguments. This results indicates that most of Senior high school students are still having difficulty in giving explanation on their claims using data and relate to fact or theory they have acknowledged.
