The Effectiveness of the Local Wisdom-Based Moral Reasoning Learning Model on Critical Thinking Skills and Mutual Cooperation Character

Abstract

This study aims of determine the effectiveness for the Sasak local wisdom-based Moral Reasoning learning model to critical thinking skills and the character of mutual cooperation. The effectiveness test involved 70 fourth-grade elementary school students at Mataram City. Practicality analysis was conducted by observing teacher and student responses. Effectiveness analysis used multivariate analysis (MANOVA) and transformed to effect size (ES) to measure effectiveness to the Sasak local wisdom-based Moral Reasoning learning model in improving critical thinking competencies and the character of mutual cooperation. The results show that the Sasak local wisdom-based Moral Reasoning learning model is highly effective in improved critical thinking skills and the character for mutual cooperation. The magnitude of the Effect Size (ES) on critical thinking skills is 0.943 (high effectiveness), the ES on the character of mutual cooperation is 0.932 (high effectiveness), and the ES simultaneously on both is 0.992 (high effectiveness). Based on these results, it is recommended to use a Moral Reasoning learning model based on Sasak local wisdom for improved students' critical thinking skills or mutual cooperation character.