Application of Interactive Audio Visual Media to Improve Students’ Creative Thinking Skill

Abstract

This research intends to analyze the application of Interactive Audio Visual (IAVs) media to improve students’ creative thinking skill of the Science Study Program FMIPA Universitas Negeri Makassar. The main purpose of this research is to obtain information: 1) characteristic of learning implementation by applying IAVs media, 2) characteristic of improvement of creative thinking skill of students who follow learning by using IAVs media and using Power Point (PPT) media and 3) the characteristics of student responses that follow the learning by using IAVs media and its supporting components. Designing mixed methods research, the embedded experimental model, the total population of 62 students of the even semester of 2017/2018 which is divided into group A of 31 students consisting of 15 fame and 16 male, who follow the learning by using IAVs media, and group B as many as 31 students, who follow the learning by using PPT media. Data collection techniques using observation, questionnaires and tests, the data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The results of the study were found: 1) all the syntax of learning by applying IAVs media was conducted in accordance with the planning, the students were more active both individually and in groups, social interaction among group members, students had no difficulties in operating the media; 2) the average score of creative thinking skills of group A students is higher than that of group B; 3) Students express interest, feel new, easy to use, interested, very clear media content and supporters. The media and its supporting components make it easy for them to understand the contents of light diffraction materials and to train creative thinking skills.