Dampak Pembelajaran Menulis Berbasis Webquest terhadap Keterampilan Menulis Akademik dan Berpikir Kritis

Abstract

This Community Service (PkM) activity aims to address students' low academic writing skills and weak critical thinking capacity in filtering cyber information through the implementation of the WebQuest-based learning model. The partners in this activity were the eleventh-grade students of SMA Perintis. The implementation method was carried out through three main stages: (1) intensive training on the structure of WebQuest literacy, (2) guided mentoring for the production of academic essay drafts, and (3) cyber document-based peer-review evaluations. Program achievement data were measured through activity observation sheets, essay writing performance tests, and critical thinking response questionnaires. The results of the activity showed a significant increase in students' ability to construct logical arguments, perform simple paraphrasing techniques, and include valid references. WebQuest proved effective in transforming the process of searching for digital references from mere copy-pasting into a structured critical analysis activity.