The Development of Comic Media to Improve Students' Critical Thinking Ability in Citizenship Education Learning in Elementary Schools

Abstract

Problems often faced in improving students' critical thinking skills are lack of skills development, limited interaction in the learning process, and limited media and information. Critical thinking skills are seen in many aspects of life, including good decision-making, effective problem-solving, and adapting to change. In this literature review, we will discuss the development of comic media to improve students' critical thinking skills in learning Citizenship Education in Elementary Schools. Comic media reveals characters and acts out a story sequentially, connected with images and designed to entertain readers. Comic media can improve students' critical thinking skills by triggering imagination, training students' analytical skills through pictures of characters in comics, and increasing students' in-depth understanding of the flow or plot in the comics. Thus, using comic media to improve students' critical thinking skills in learning Citizenship Education can be a reference that, apart from attracting students' interest, is also effective for use at the Primary School Education stage.