FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI CRITICAL THINKING DAN PENGARUHNYA TERHADAP PRESTASI MAHASISWA UNTAG SURABAYA DAN MAHASISWA UITM PUNCAK ALAM MALAYSIA

Abstract

This research was conducted to analyze the variables that can influence critical thinking in students of Malaysia and Indonesia. The population was students of higher institutions and alumni from several universities in Malaysia and Indonesia. The data was collected by survey method, which is the questionnaire. SmartPLS was used to analyze the data. The findings indicate that both education and student factors have significant influence on the critical thinking and Performance of Malaysian and Indonesian students. However, family and healthy food do not significantly influence on critical thinking and performance of students. Interestingly, in terms of education and family conditions has differences between Indonesians and Malaysians, and Indonesian respondents are higher than Malaysians. Furthermore, for personal factor and healthy food has significant differences. In this respect, Malaysian respondents show higher results than Indonesian respondents. Keyword: Ecucational Factor, Personal personality, Family Factors, Healthy Food, Critical Thinking, and Academic Performance