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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 645, 2025
The 1st International Conference on Green Engineering for Sustainable Future (ICoGESF 2025)
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| Article Number | 06001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Educational Sciences | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202564506001 | |
| Published online | 28 August 2025 | |
Implementation of Problem Solving to Enhance Students’ Critical Thinking Skills in the Construction Cost Estimation Course
1 Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, 60231 Surabaya, Indonesia
2 Doctoral School of Human Science, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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Abstract
The goal of this study is to help students in the Construction Cost Estimation course become better at critical thinking by using a problemsolving based learning model. The study used Classroom Action Research (CAR), which is a cyclical method that includes planning, carrying out actions, observing, and reflecting. The people in the study were students in the 2021A class of the Building Engineering Education Study Program at Universitas Negeri Surabaya. We used student activity observation sheets and pretest-posttest written tests to see how much better students' critical thinking skills got. The analysis showed that post-test scores went up a lot and that students were more involved in the second cycle of learning. These results suggest that using problem-solving methods can help students in the construction field improve their critical thinking skills.
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