The Effects of The Blended Project-Based Literacy that Integrates School Literacy Movement Strengthening Character Education Learning Model on Metacognitive Skills, Critical Thinking, and Opinion Expression

Metacognitive, critical thinking and opinion expression are in high demand. This study aimed to investigate the effects of
the blended project- based literacy that integrates school literacy movement strengthening character education (literasi berbasis
proyek terintegrasi GLS dan PPK: Li-Pro-GP) learning model on students' metacognitive skills, critical thinking, and opinion
expression. A post-test experimental design was used to answer the research question. The study was conducted from August to
October 2021 at Government Junior High School 23 Malang. Seventh-grade students were selected as research participants. The
participants included 30 students from class VII-2. The research instrument was five essay questions to measure critical thinking
skills. Material and assessment experts validated the essay questions developed by the researcher. The items that were declared
valid were tested for validity. The result showed five valid items with high reliability of .670. Metacognitive skills were measured
using the Metacognition Awareness Instrument (MAI), which consists of 40 items. The questions declared valid were tested for
validity with a very high reliability of .953 for 37 items, and only three items were invalid. The ability to express an opinion was
measured with an observation questionnaire validated by experts with a valid instrument score. Data analysis was performed by
path analysis using the SmartPLS software. The results showed that the Li-Pro-GP blended learning model significantly strengthened
students' metacognitive skills, critical thinking, and opinion formation.