DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTIVIST WEB-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MODEL TO ENHANCE CRITICAL THINKING: INTEGRATION BETWEEN PEDAGOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE TOPIC ON EVERYDAY SUBSTANCE FOR GRADE 6 STUDENTS

Abstract

The purpose of this research were to design and develop Constructivist learning environment model to enhance Critical Thinking. Model Research (Richey & Klein, 2007) was employed in this study. There were three phases: 1) Model Development 2) Model Validation and 3) Model Use. The result revealed that: 1)            The design and development of the Constructivist learning environment model, based on Designing framework consisted of 8 components: Problem Bases, Resources Center, Related communities Center, Cognitive Tools, Critical thinking Center, Collaboration Center, Scaffolding Center, and Coaching Center. 2) The Critical Thinking of student learning with learning environment model was found that 84.80 percent. 3) The learning achievement scores of students found that for 83.87%of the full score, indicating that they had an achievement score of 80/80 4)The relationship between critical thinking and learning achievement of learners using the learning environment model. There was a positive correlation at the 0.844 level (R = 0.844) 5) The students ‘opinions toward the Constructivist learning environment model showed that the design and development of the Constructivist learning environment model encouraging the knowledge construction and Critical Thinking of the students. 6)           The learners’ EEG as perform Critical Thinking task in laboratory revealed that while learner performed Critical Thinking task found Alpha (7–13 Hz) in all area such that AF3, AF4, F3, F4, F7, and F8.