The Effectiveness of Visual Literacy in Learning to Improve Critical Thinking in Vocational Education (Case study in the Bun Arrangement course)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to measure the effectiveness of the use of visual media in improving critical thinking skills in bun arrangement learning in vocational education. The method used in this study is a quasi-experimental method with a one-group pre-test and post-test design. The subjects in this study were beauty management students consisting of 200 students who took the bun arrangement course. The data collection technique in this study used questionnaires. This questionnaire is used to obtain data on students' critical thinking skills in learning bun arrangement. The results showed that there was an effectiveness of visual media in improving critical thinking in learning bun arrangement with an influence of 0.295 < 0.3. Overall the results obtained from 200 respondents of pretest data were the lowest value of 36 and the highest score of 80, an average of 54.58 while on the posttest data the lowest value was 44 and the highest value was 96, an average of 67.96. The results obtained indicate the need to increase the use of visual media in learning bun arrangements. This will improve the quality of skilled labor in Indonesia, especially in hairdressing.