Popularity of Critical Thinking Research in Indonesian Geography Educational Journals

Abstract

Critical thinking abilities are one of the numerous objectives of 21st century education.  This study employs content analysis of a number of papers published in Indonesian Geography Education publications between 2013 and March 2024, with the primary goal of improving critical thinking abilities. The study's findings demonstrate that the number of publications concentrating on critical thinking abilities has grown over the previous three years.  The majority of these papers provide quantitative research in the form of a quasi-experiment.  Furthermore, high school students and physical geography resources, such as hydrosphere dynamics and atmospheric dynamics, were the most targeted subjects and materials. The most often utilized equipment and procedures for data analysis were tests and percentages.  In light of the study's findings, various recommendations for further research have been made, with critical thinking skills being the primary emphasis.  A number of these concepts include extending the spectrum of research methodologies and choosing more appropriate data analysis procedures.