<![CDATA[AbstractThis research was motivated by low student learning outcomes seen from the repetition of sociology grade XI SMA Graduation Pontianak Lesson Year 2017/2018. This was due to the number of students who do not pay attention to the learning activities when the teacher explains the learning materials. The problem in this research was "How is the influence of application of recitation method to the ability of critical thinking on sociology subject at SMA Graduation Pontianak. This inteletted  aims to describe the effect of applying recitation methods to students' critical thinking skills in sociology learning at Pontianak Graduation Senior High School. Experimental research.,was  the design used in this research with Pretest Posttest. Achicevement test or used in this research study Before treatment. Other experiment grop or conceptual group with give pretest. After treatment both group were also tested to 73,33. Hypothesis testing used t test with the help of SPSS version 23.0, obtained t test results 6,694 the resnet of the research showed that t-testm6,694 greata that t-values 0,361. This is also neeads that by applying the method of recitation to the ability of critical thinking on the subject of sociology at SMA Graduation Pontianak can assist students in improving learning outcomes and assist teachers in variations of teaching to improve students' critical thinking.Keywords: Method of Recitation, Critical Thinking, Learning Outcomes.]]>
