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Abstract
Abstract
This study aims to: (1) determine the relationship between critical
reading skills and the quality of PAI students' quantitative thesis writing, (2)
find out the relationship between logical thinking and PAI Student's
quantitative thesis quality, (3) find out the relationship between critical
reading skills and logical thinking together with the quality of quantitative
thesis writing for PAI students. This research is a quantitative research with
a design of product moment correlation analysis and multiple linear
regression. The study was conducted at the Pemalang Tarbiyah College of
Sciences (STIT). The population is 100 students. The sample was taken by
proportionate stratified random sampling of 65 students. Data was collected
through questionnaires. Data analysis includes descriptive analysis, testing
analysis prerequisites, and hypothesis testing. The results showed that: (1)
there was a positive and significant relationship between critical reading
skills and the quantitative quality of PAI students' thesis, (2) there was a
positive relationship and significance between logical thinking and PAI
Student's quantitative thesis quality, (3) positive and significance between
critical reading skills and logical thinking with the quality of quantitative
thesis writing for PAI students. This means that the quality of quantitative
thesis writing of PAI (Y) students can increase by improving critical reading
skills (X1) and the ability to think logically (X2).
Keywords: critical reading, logical thinking, and quantitative thesis