Pengaruh Pendekatan Pembelajaran Deep Laerning Terhadap Keterampilan Berfikir Kritis Tingkat Tinggi (Hots) Peserta Didik Pada Mata Pelajaran Akidah Akhlak Kelas Vii Mts Negeri 1 Kabupaten Gorontalo

Fitrah  Hasan; Fatimah  Djafar; Razak H.  Umar

doi:10.56406/jpe.v6i1.1147

The Effect of the Deep Learning Approach on Students' Higher Level Critical Thinking Skills (HOTS) in the Subject of Moral Beliefs Class VII MTs Negeri 1 Gorontalo Regency

Fitrah Hasan

Fatimah Djafar

Razak H. Umar

This study aims to examine the effect of the Deep Learning learning approach on students’ critical thinking skills in Islamic Education (Akidah Akhlak) for Grade VII at MTs Negeri 1 Gorontalo Regency. The research used a quantitative approach with a pre-experimental design of One Group Pretest–Posttest. The sample consisted of 32 students selected using a saturated sampling technique. Data were collected through multiple-choice tests administered as pretest and posttest. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired sample t-test with SPSS. The results showed an increase in the mean score from 45.72 in the pretest to 49.66 in the posttest. The paired sample t-test revealed a significance value of 0.006 < 0.05, indicating a significant effect of the Deep Learning approach on students’ critical thinking skills. It can be concluded that Deep Learning effectively improves students’ HOTS in Islamic Education learning.