Fadila Fitria Wulandari, Tri Kuncoro, Tuwoso
Information literacy and critical thinking are part of the 21st century skills that must be had by every person in knowledge society, especially in the academic program for identifying and finding information sources that support in research activities. This research is focused on knowing the effect of student information literacy on critical thinking disposition inventory. Data was obtained using a quantitative non-experiment with survey methods analysed using simple linear regression. Study sample consisted of 54 students from total population of 90 students at the last level Building Engineering Education Bachelor Program in State University of Malang. Data collection used questionnaire instruments that were published by ACRL Information Literacy Assessment and California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI) on a scale of 4. The results showed that the students had good information literacy and very poor critical thinking. But information literacy has a significant effect on critical thinking by 31% and the rest is influenced by other factors. The level of information literacy and critical thinking of students are purposed in writing scientific papers for the last year of students. Exploration factors that influence students' critical thinking disposition inventory in addition to information literacy are recommended for further research because it is useful to accelerate the study period. © Primrose Hall Publishing Group.
Vocational Education Program, State University of Malang, Malang, Indonesia
