PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN MEDIA INTERAKTIF CANVA TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRTIS SISWA PEMBELAJARAN IPAS DI KELAS VI SD INPRES 1 TONDO

Critical thinking is an essential competency that should be developed in elementary education to support students in solving problems and making informed decisions. However, students' critical thinking skills in Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS) remain relatively low due to the limited use of interactive digital learning media. This study aimed to examine the effect of Canva -b ased interactive learning media on the critical thinking skills of sixth -g rade students at SD Inpres 1 Tondo . A quantitative approach with a pre -experimental method employing a One Group Pretest –Posttest Design was used. The participants consisted of 14 sixth -g rade students selected through total sampling. Data were collected using a multiple -c hoice critical thinking test and analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Paired Sample t -t est with SPSS version 25. The findings revealed that the mean score increased from 61.79 on the pretest to 71.79 on the posttest, representing an improvement of 10.00 points. The Paired Sample t -t est indicated a statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores (p < 0.001). These findings demonstrate that Canva -b ased interactive learning media effectively enhance students' critical thinking skills and can serve as an innovative digital learning medium to support more engaging and meaningful IPAS instruction in elementary schools.