JPTK: Jurnal Pendidikan Teknologi dan Kejuruan
Vol 25, No 1 (2019): (May)

Improving Creative Thinking Skills through Discovery Learning Model in Vocational High Schools

Luthfiyah Nurlaela (Faculty of Engineering of Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
Suparji Suparji (Faculty of Engineering of Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
IGP Asto Buditjahjanto (Faculty of Engineering of Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
Any Sutiadiningsih (Faculty of Engineering of Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
Febri Lukitasari (Technology and Vocational Education, Universitas Negeri Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Apr 2019

Abstract

Several studies indicated the low creative thinking skills of vocational high school students. The objective of this study is to describe the application of discovery learning models to improve the ability of the teachers to manage learning, student activities during the learning process, the student learning outcomes in terms of creative thinking skills, and the student responses to the learning activities. The research subjects were 35 students from the study program of Catering Food Service in a Public Vocational High School, SMK N 6 Surabaya. The lesson plan included the syllabus, learning implementation plans, student activity sheets, and assessment. Meanwhile, the data collection instruments included tests, observations, and questionnaires. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test. The results showed that discovery learning model could improve the teacher's ability to manage the learning, students’ activities, learning outcomes of creative thinking skills, and students’ responses.

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Journal Info

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jptk

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Description

Jurnal Pendidikan Teknologi dan Kejuruan (JPTK) is a journal of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) which is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal. The journal invites authors throughout the world to exchange and disseminate theoretical and practice-oriented topics relevant to: (1) ...