Background – The low critical thinking skills in Pancasila Education limit students’ ability to analyze information, argue logically, and present clear arguments. Research Urgency – Developing critical thinking skills requires learning models that facilitate active discussions and use contextual media, enabling students to better understand the material and enhance higher-order thinking skills. Research Objectives – This study aimed to examine the improvement of students’ critical thinking skills in Pancasila Education before and after implementing the Think Pair Share (TPS) model assisted by e-cergam media. Research Method – The research used a quantitative approach with a pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design. Participants were 23 fifth-grade students of SDN 1 Sidorekso in the 2024/2025 academic year, selected through saturated sampling. The instruments consisted of 15 pretest and posttest questions covering FRISCO indicators, and data were analyzed using N-Gain test. Research Findings – The results showed a medium increase (N-Gain = 0.4874), with the average score increasing from 52.74 to 75.74, a gain of 23 points. All indicators increased, with clarity showing the highest gain (N-Gain 0.724). The Pair stage in TPS model has proven to be the most effective in encouraging active group discussions, while e-cergam media provided contextual stories and tasks aligned with critical thinking indicators, which were found to gradually develop students’ critical thinking skills. Conclution - The Think Pair Share model assisted by e-cergam media effectively improved students’ critical thinking skills in Pancasila Education. Research Novelty/Contribution – The novelty of this study lies in integrating the TPS model with contextual-based e-cergam media in Pancasila Education, which has not widely studied before. This combination supports the development of students’ critical thinking skills through active group discussions and contextual storytelling.
Isnaini et al. (Sun,) studied this question.