Research-Based Learning to Improve Students’ Critical Thinking Skills in Studying Business Ethics

Abstract

Research-Based Learning as a form of educational technology innovation can be applied to facilitate the teaching of 21 st -century skills such as critical thinking, communication, creativity, and collaboration.This study applies research-based learning to business ethics subjects.The focus of research integration in learning is to prioritize content and research results.Learning is enriched with the results of the latest research related to ethical decision making.This study found that Research-Based Learning can improve students' critical thinking skills in studying business ethics.The results of statistical tests show that there is a significant difference in the average final test results of students as measured by indicators of critical thinking between research-based learning and learning with the group presentation method.In addition to having benefits in improving students' critical thinking skills, research-based learning also shows that students are not only important to have strong knowledge but also have the skills needed in the 21 st -century.The application of research-based learning is in line with the efforts of the State University of Malang as "The Learning University" which focuses on the excellence of learning innovation and competition.Having excellence in learning innovation can produce graduates who have high competitiveness in the realm of knowledge, attitudes, skills, and character (soft competence).