Management of Mathematics Learning through Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) Learning Model to Improve Student’s Higher-order Thinking Ability

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the improvement of students' higher-order thinking ability through the management of the Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) learning model. This research is a quasiexperimental with a pre-test post-test control group design. The population was all eleventh-grade students of SMA Negeri 2 Delima Pidie Regency. The samples in this study involved two classes, one class as the experimental class and another as the control class. The instruments used in this study were pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed using t-test at a significance level of 0.05. The results revealed that learning management with CIRC model can improve students' higher-order thinking ability. The implication of this study is discussed further in this paper.