The Use of Critical Thinking of Extrovert and Introvert Students in Reading Course at English Department of Halu Oleo University

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify the types of critical thinking mostly use by extrovert and introvert students at the third semester students of English Department of Halu Oleo University. The samples of this research are 81 students who enrolled in academic year 2019/2020. This research use descriptive Quantitative research design. The data of this research collected through two questionnaire, the first is questionnaire of personality types (Jung type indicator), and the last is questionnaire of critical thinking of English reading. The data obtained was analyzed quantitatively in the form of percentages. The result showed that the majority of students in the fourth semester of English Department of Halu Oleo University were extrovert students. It proven by 81 students, 48 of students included in extrovert personality and the remaining 33 included in introvert personality. Regarding to the types of critical thinking mostly use by the extrovert and introvert students, it show that interpretation skill is the critical thinking skill mostly use by extrovert and introvert students with 26,7 % and 21,2 % in English reading. Meanwhile, the type of critical thinking that they tend to useless respectively  are inference skill for extrovert students and explanation skill for introvert students with, 7,1 % and 8,1 % in English reading. In conclusion, extrovert and introvert students mostly use their interpretation skill in English reading and respectively of them tend to useless in inference skill and explanation skill in English reading. For recommendation understanding the background of the student’s personality types it may help the teacher to achieve the learning objective especially in reading and for next researcher may conducted a study about analysis of critical thinking use by extrovert and introvert students toward reading comprehension.