ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS SISWA DALAM MENYELESAIKAN SOAL LITERASI MATEMATIKA KELAS X MA DARULLUGHAH WADDA’WAH

Critical thinking skills are essential for students in solving mathematical literacy problems because they are required not only to obtain answers but also to understand problems, determine appropriate strategies, provide reasoning, and verify their solutions. This study aims to describe the critical thinking skills of tenth-grade students at MA Darullughah Wadda'wah in solving mathematical literacy problems on the topic of Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities based on five critical thinking indicators proposed by Ennis. This study employed a qualitative approach with a descriptive research design. The subjects consisted of 15 tenth-grade students at MA Darullughah Wadda'wah in the second semester of the 2025/2026 academic year. Data were collected through a written test consisting of five mathematical literacy essay problems and analyzed through data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results showed that students' critical thinking skills had not yet developed fully and consistently across all indicators. Students demonstrated the ability to provide simple explanations and develop basic skills, although their levels of achievement varied. Their abilities to draw conclusions and determine appropriate strategies and techniques also varied. The indicator of providing further explanation was the most difficult to achieve, as students experienced difficulties in providing reasons, evaluating solution steps, and verifying the correctness of their results. Therefore, learning activities should encourage students to explain their reasoning, evaluate solution processes, select appropriate strategies, and verify their results.