Physics learning based contextual problems to enhance students’ creative thinking skills in fluid topic

Abstract

This study aims to improve students’ creative thinking skills in physics learning on fluid topics by applying contextual problem-based learning. The research location was in one of the senior high school in a remote area in Bima district. The research subjects were selected by purposive sampling technique on eleventh-grade students with the number of students’ as many as ten peoples. The data were collected by using creative thinking skills test in essay and reasoned multiple choice that conducted before and after learning. Based on the results of data analysis, it was found that out of ten students there were two students who had an increase in creative thinking skills in the very creative category and six students who had an increase in creative thinking skills in the creative category. While two students who had an increase in creative thinking skills in the less creative category. Therefore, it can be said that the use of contextual problems in physics learning can help improve students’ creative thinking skills.