SANDBOX: PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS FOR APPLICATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING THAT FOCUS ON ANALYTICAL THINKING

Abstract

Analytical thinking skills are one of the essential skills for 21^st century learners. Institutions at all levels need to instill the ability to think critically and apply to real life. While the development of such skills is still limited and encountered obstacles. Which consists of school or administrators, teachers, learners, and management. That lack flexibility from rules and regulations. So, the concept and principles of sandbox have been applied to change the learning in area-level, that defines the educational sandbox as an area with independent management and improve the teaching and learning management system to suit the context of the area. In applying sandboxing principles in educational institutions to change in teaching and learning that develop students to have critical thinking skills. It is necessary to make changes to the entire system of educational institutions, which consist of 1) Educational institute administrators: change and develop themselves to be visionary individuals, have leadership, think outside the box, independent in school administration, apply the appropriate curriculum to the school, modifying the learning management model that is consistent and appropriate to the context of the area, personnel management. 2) Teachers: develop themselves to have knowledge, understanding, analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, modifying learning management and teaching-learning styles, providing learning materials that are suitable for learners, modifying the assessment methods that are consistent with learners. 3) Learners: are free to explore what they like and are interested in by using learning technology, participating in teaching activities and educational innovations that enhances the development of analytical thinking skills and problem solving.