Problem-based learning: Creative thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and learning outcome of seventh grade students

Husamah Husamah,Anna Jarrotul Khoiriyah

doi:10.22219/jpbi.v4i2.5804

Abstract

Creative thinking skills and problem-solving skills were among the competencies that must be possessed by students in the 21st-century, which need to be developed through the learning process, and are still teacher challenge to date. This study aims to improve creative thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and learning outcomes of seventh-grade students by problem-based learning (PBL). This class action research was conducted at State Junior High School 18 of Malang. The subjects was students’ class VIIE. The study was conducted two cycles (repeated seven times). Each cycle referring to Spiral Model by Kemmis, McTaggart, and Nixon. The problem-solving skills data were obtained from student worksheet assessment, the creative thinking skills data were obtained from performance grading rubric and learning outcomes data were obtained from end-of-cycle essay test. The results shows that PBL improves (1) the average of problem solving skills of 27% with the completion rate of 47%,(2) the average of creative thinking skills of 11% with the completion rate of 17.5%, and (3) the average learning outcomes of 13% with the completion rate of 15%. It can concluded that teachers can implement PBL to improve students’ creative thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and learning outcomes.

Highlights

The 21st-century skills are one of the most frequently discussed topics of the day
The 21stcentury development requires education to prepare learners who are able to face the demands of life, that is having problem-solving skills (Kurniawan, 2016), creative thinking skills (Birgili, 2015; Husamah, 2015a, 2015b), and good cognitive ability (Hidayah, Salimi, & Susiani, 2017; Wijaya, Sudjimat, & Nyoto, 2016)
The aims of this study is to find out how the application of problem-based learning (PBL) can improve creative thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and students’ learning outcome

Summary

INTRODUCTION

The 21st-century skills are one of the most frequently discussed topics of the day. The 21stcentury development requires education to prepare learners who are able to face the demands of life, that is having problem-solving skills (Kurniawan, 2016), creative thinking skills (Birgili, 2015; Husamah, 2015a, 2015b), and good cognitive ability (Hidayah, Salimi, & Susiani, 2017; Wijaya, Sudjimat, & Nyoto, 2016). Strategy and model of learning that encourage the development of problem-solving skills is very useful for students on aspects of cognitive, psychomotor, and affective (Chang et al, 2017; Scott, 2015). In an effort to overcome these problems, in relation to efforts to improve creative thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and learning outcomes it is necessary to implement Problembased learning (PBL). There is still a need for research on PBL in relation to the improvement of creative thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and learning outcomes in the context of CAR. There is no CAR study, on science subjects, at JHS level, and focuses on these three aspects: creative thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and learning outcomes. The aims of this study is to find out how the application of PBL can improve creative thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and students’ learning outcome. A CAR needs to be conducted to figure out whether the application of PBL can improve those skills, as well as broaden the knowledge of students in seventh grade at SJHS 18 of Malang

METHOD

Learning Test

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CONCLUSIONS