The problem formulation of this research was: What are students’ weaknesses in organizing the elements of findings and discussion chapter on thesis based on critical thinking at English Education Department of UIN Antasari Banjarmasin.
The subject of this research was the findings and discussion chapter on thesis taken from English Education Department’s library. The object of this research wasthe author’s ability in organizing the elements and their critical thinking level in writing the findings and discussion chapter on thesis.
To collect the data, the researcher used the technique of document analysis. Data analysis in this research was divided into four activities: data collection, data reduction, data display, and drawing conclusion. Then, all the data were analysed descriptively, qualitatively, and concluded inductively.
The results of this research showed that students in writing the finding and discussion chapter on thesis used 3 moves that were presenting metatextual information, presenting results/findings, and commenting on results. But they did not include every element in presenting metatextual information, presenting results/findings, or commenting on results.In presenting metatextual information, students needed more attention to explicitly link, provide background information, and refer back to methodology points. In presenting results, most of students were more focused to provide evidence and highlight the data without paying attention in presenting procedures and restating hypotheses or research questions. In commenting on results, Students needed more attention to interpret their results and make claims about their meaning and significance, make comparisons with previous studies and may comment on the strengths, limitations or generalizability of results.