Investigating the Attainability of Critical Thinking of English Textbook in Indonesia

Yuni Putri Utami, Liahmad Liahmad, Kartika Rusnindita

Abstract


This study aimed to investigate the attainability of critical thinking of English textbook in Indonesia. Critical thinking in this study refers to the thinking skill from revised Bloom’s Taxonomy level and disposition to support CT skill effectively in the English textbook entitled Bahasa Inggris SMA/MA SMK/MAK Grade XII used by secondary school level education teachers. This study was qualitative research by using an evaluation checklist adapted from Dwyer. Descriptive analysis was applied to evaluate the document and activities that provide the availability of critical thinking (CT) elements and CT disposition in the textbook. The analysis encompassed the content, grammar, levels of the questions, and activities used in this English textbook. The results indicated that Bahasa Inggris English textbook carry out most of the skills established in Bloom’s Taxonomy, meaningful critical thinking dispositions, and various activities for teaching critical thinking. Eventually, the author needs to support the textbook with CD for listening activity in order to enhance the students during the learning process.

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