Divergent and Creative Thinking Skills of XI Graders of Senior High School in Bantul District in Mastering Scientific Methods in Biology

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the level of divergent and creative thinking skills of XI graders in mastering scientific methods in biology and their differences based on gender and levels of most desirable school. This research was a descriptive study using the survey method conducted between March and April 2018. The population in this study were all students of grade XI of senior high schools in Bantul District. Sampling was carried out through stratified sampling to obtain 259 respondents from 3 senior high schools in Bantul District. The independent variable in this study was the levels of most desirable school and gender, while the dependent variable involved students’ divergent and creative thinking skills in mastering scientific methods. Data was collected using questionnaire and test. The results showed that; (1) the average score of divergent thinking skills was classified as medium (17.00), while the average score of creative thinking skills was low (41.07), (2) the results of one-way ANOVA indicated that there was no significant difference in the mean scores of divergent and creative thinking skills based on the levels of most desirable school, (3) female students have better divergent and creative thinking skills in mastering scientific methods than male students.