Jurnal Evaluasi dan Kajian Strategis Pendidikan Dasar
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2026): Jurnal Evaluasi dan Kajian Strategis Pendidikan Dasar

The Effect of the Couple Card–Based Make a Match Learning Model on Elementary School Students' Creativity in Mathematics Learning

Sudarsono Sudarsono (Universitas Nggusuwaru Bima, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia)
Nursofiana Safitri (STKIP Yapis Dompu, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia)
Sumiyati Sumiyati (STKIP Yapis Dompu, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia)
Hasan Hasan (STKIP Yapis Dompu, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Jul 2026

Abstract

This study examined whether students' creativity scores differed before and after the implementation of the Couple Card-based Make a Match learning model in elementary mathematics learning. A quantitative pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design was used with 25 fifth-grade students as participants. Creativity data were collected using a mathematics creativity test administered before and after the treatment and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, normalized gain (N-Gain), normality testing, and paired-samples t-test with IBM SPSS. The results showed that the mean creativity score increased from 64.20 in the pretest to 81.40 in the posttest. The N-Gain score was 0.48, indicating a moderate improvement. The paired-samples t-test showed a significant difference between pretest and posttest scores (t = 6.412; df = 24; p < 0.05), with a large effect size (Cohen's dz = 1.28). These findings indicate that the Couple Card-based Make a Match learning model is associated with improved students' creativity in elementary mathematics learning. However, because this study used a one-group pretest-posttest design without a control group, the findings should be interpreted proportionally.

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Education Other

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