The Effect of the Think-Pair-Share Learning Model Using Digital Games on Critical Thinking Skills and Mathematical Anxiety of Grade VIII Students

Abstrak

Mathematics learning in classrooms often faces challenges in fostering students’ critical thinking abilities while simultaneously triggering anxiety when solving problems. This situation highlights the importance of implementing more innovative and engaging instructional strategies. This study seeks to examine the extent to which the cooperative learning model of Think Pair Share integrated with digital game media influences students’ critical thinking skills and levels of mathematical anxiety. A quantitative approach was employed, using a quasi-experimental design involving two groups receiving different treatments. Essay-type tests were administered to assess specific aspects of critical thinking, while a Likert scale questionnaire was used to measure the dimensions of mathematical anxiety. The results of the analysis indicate that the utilization of this learning model is effective in producing positive outcomes, both in enhancing students’ logical and systematic critical thinking abilities and in reducing their anxiety during mathematics learning. Thus, the integration of cooperative approaches with digital games holds promise as a relevant and effective instructional strategy to support students’ cognitive and affective development in a balanced manner.

Kata kunci

• Critical Thinking Skills
• digital games
• mathematical anxiety
• think pair share