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IMPROVING STUDENTS’ CREATIVE THINKING ABILITY AND LEARNING OUTCOMES THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROBLEM BASED LEARNING MODEL AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Yunita Cahyarini; Maria Melani Ika Susanti; Maria Indarti Rustamti
JURNAL PAJAR (Pendidikan dan Pengajaran) Vol 5, No 5 (2021)
Publisher : Laboratorium Program Studi Pendidikan Guru Sekolah Dasar FKIP Universitas Riau

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33578/pjr.v5i5.8444

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This classroom action research aimed to improve creative thinking skills and social studies learning outcomes by implementing problem-based learning model. This research was motivated by the low creative thinking and learning outcomes of the fifth grade elementary school students. Data on creative thinking and learning outcomes in this Classroom Action Research were collected through interviews, observations, and questionnaires. The subjects of this study were 46 students of grade V. This research was carried out in two cycles with the research procedures consisting of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The results showed that problem-based learning model improved the students’ creative thinking and learning outcomes for social studies material at grade V elementary school. This was showed in the increase of the creative thinking variable with an average initial condition value of 36.83 (creative enough), the first cycle of 43.04 (creative enough) and the second cycle of 45.07 (creative). The variable of students’ learning outcomes in the initial data showed an average value of 68.09, the first cycle was 70.33, and the second cycle was 78.59.
Improving Critical Thinking Skills and Creativity of Fourth Grade Students in Social Science Using Inquiry Based Learning Model Rosemey Ratna Purnawati; Maria Melani Ika Susanti; Maria Indarti Rustamti
IJECA (International Journal of Education and Curriculum Application) Vol 4, No 2 (2021): August
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31764/ijeca.v4i2.5140

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This research aims to improve the critical thinking skills and creativity of social sciences through inquiry based learning in the fourth grade students on one of the  Sleman Private Elementary Schools. This type of research is classroom action research with two cycles. Both cycles consist of two meetings. To collect the data in this research is non-test including observation and questionnaires. The research subjects were fourth grade with a total of 49 students. The initial condition showed that the score of critical thinking skills was 55,72 (fairly critcal category) and the score of creativity skills was 56,33 (fairly creative category). The results showed that the use of inquiry based learning model can improve critical and creative thinking skills. Evidenced by the increase in the score of critical thinking skills in the first cycle was 78,37 (critical category) and in the second cycle was 87,75 (very critical category). In addition, the increase in the score of creative thinking skills in the first cycle was 76,73 (creative category) and in the second cycle it was 85,92 (very creative category).