Implementation of research oriented collaborative inquiry learning model in science learning: A relation between critical thinking skills and communication skills.

Learning in the 21st century requires students to have various skills to face new challenges and novelties. This study investigates the relationship between students' critical thinking oral and written communication skills through implementing the Research Oriented Collaborative Inquiry Learning (REORCILEA) model in science learning. This research was concerned with determining whether students with good critical thinking skills have better oral and written communication skills. This research was descriptive and quantitative, with a sample of 49 junior high school students in class IX. Observation sheets and student activity sheets became instruments in this study. The data were about critical thinking skills oral and written communication skills that were gathered during learning, presentation, and on student activity sheets. The data were analysed using a correlation test and linear regression test. The current study's findings revealed a significant effect between critical thinking skills and written communication skills. However, there was no significant effect between critical thinking and oral communication skills and between oral and written communication skills. Students with good critical thinking skills can better express their thoughts in written form than in oral form, and students with good writing skills do not always have good speaking skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]