Application of jigsaw type cooperative learning to improve student creative thinking skills

Abstract

Based on the observation results at one of the senior high schools in Banda Aceh, it showed that the critical thinking of learners is not accustomed to train. This research aimed to investigate the enhancement of creative thinking skills of students of grade ten at senior high school in Banda Aceh by using jigsaw type cooperative learning on straight-motion material. The research method used was quasi experiment with the design of “control group pretest-posttest design” and it the research used purposive sampling technique. The sample in this study was the grade ten-two as the experimental class and grade ten-four as the control class with 60 students. Data collection was done by pretest-posttest to measure students’ creative learning skills. The result of the analysis in the experimental class showed that N-gain creative thinking skills were 0.74% while the control class was 0.68%. Significance testing is done using the t test after the data were normally distributed and became homogeneous. The results of the N-gain t test for creative thinking skills tcount>ttable (2.048>2.045), so that there were significant differences. The conclusion in this study is the application of jigsaw type cooperative learning can improve students’ creative thinking skills.