Investigating the Impact of Digital Wiki Boards and KWL Strategy on Creative and Analytical Thinking in Elementary Education
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https://doi.org/10.31537/jeti.v9i1.3127Keywords:
analytical thinking, creative thinking, digital wiki boards, elementary education, KWL strategyAbstract
This study addresses the growing importance of fostering creative and analytical thinking in elementary education in response to the demands of 21st-century learning. It aims to examine the effect of integrating Digital Wiki Boards with the KWL (Know–Want to know–Learned) strategy on students’ higher-order thinking skills in an Indonesian elementary school context. The study employed a quasi-experimental design using a non-equivalent control group, involving 70 students divided into experimental and control groups. Data were collected through validated instruments measuring creative and analytical thinking using pre-test and post-test procedures. The analysis included comparative testing, effect size estimation, and normalized gain analysis.The findings indicate a statistically significant difference between the experimental and control groups, with students in the experimental group demonstrating higher improvement in higher-order thinking skills. The effect size analysis revealed a very large impact, indicating strong practical significance. These results suggest that the integration of collaborative digital tools with structured metacognitive strategies can effectively enhance students’ higher-order thinking skills.This study underscores the importance of aligning technology integration with pedagogical scaffolding to support cognitive development in elementary education and provides empirical evidence for innovative instructional practices in primary school settings
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