Improving mathematic creative thinking skill using creative problem solving learning model

Authors : Ari SEPTİAN, Hedi BUDİMAN, Ramdhan SUWARMAN, Yuyun YUNİNGSİH

Pages : 73-77

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Publication Date : 2020-12-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this research are to analyze the achievement and improvement of student’s mathematical creative thinking skill using the Creative Problem Solving learning model. This research is a quasi-experiment method with nonequivalent control group design. The research was conducted in the even semester of the 2019/2020 school year in eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Mande. Class VIII A was taken as an experimental group and class VIII C was taken as a control group. The selection of class VIII A and VIII C is based on the purposive sampling method. Pretest and posttest are the instruments used in this study and are quantitative data. Data analysis techniques will be carried out by independent sample t-test. The results of this research concluded that the achievement and improvement of mathematical creative thinking skill of students who use the Creative Problem Solving learning model are better than students who do not get special learning treatment.
Keywords : achievement, improvement, mathematical creative thinking skill