Textbook Effectiveness with Contextual Teaching and Learning Approach on Creative Thinking Ability Elementary School Students

This study compares the effects of the contextual teaching and learning (CTL) approach and the discovery approach, the name by providing problem-solving problems in mathematics learning on the creative thinking abilities of PGSD students at Muhammadiyah University, Kotabumi. This type of research is a quasi-experimental research with a pretest and posttest nonequivalent group design. The subjects in this study were students of class A and class B PGSD, Muhammadiyah University, Kotabumi, 2019/2020 academic year. Instruments / measuring instruments in this study are in the form of questions that require problem-solving, the questions given have also been validated by mathematicians as a reference for measuring students' creative thinking abilities. In the next stage, the data that has been obtained by the researcher is analyzed using descriptive analysis test, inferential analysis test which includes the normality test, homogeneity, and Hotelling's test. From the results of the requirements test that are normally distributed and homogeneous, a significance level of 5% is obtained, this indicates that the contextual teaching and learning (CTL) approach and the discovery approach are equally effective as methods of learning mathematics for UMKO PGSD Students to improve creative thinking skills. Students who are use to solve mathematics problems.

This research is a pre-experimental study involving an experimental class which aims to determine the effectiveness of learning through the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) Approach in learning mathematics in class VII students of Al Hikmah Integrated Islamic Middle School, Pangkep Regency, 2021/2022 academic year. While the effectiveness of learning is viewed from three aspects, namely: the implementation of learning, classical learning completeness, student activity, and student responses. A learning is said to be effective if at least three of the four aspects above are met, provided that aspects of student activity and classical learning mastery are met. Student scores after learning mathematics through the application of the Contextual Teaching and Learning approach have achieved classical mastery. The average positive student activity is 85.7% and 12.5% negative, this indicates that student activity in learning mathematics through the Contextual Teaching and Learning approach can be said to be active. Student responses to learning the Contextual Teaching and Learning approach can be said to be in accordance with the standards set, namely exceeding 75% of students who gave a positive response. Based on the results of descriptive and inferential analysis, it shows that student learning outcomes before learning the Contextual Teaching and Learning approach are smaller than student learning outcomes after learning the Contextual Teaching and Learning approach, thus learning mathematics through the Contextual Teaching and Learning approach is effectively used on the subject of Algebra in class students VII Al Hikmah Integrated Islamic Middle School, Pangkep Regency.

This research aims to analyze the contextual teaching and learning (CTL) model on students' creative thinking skills on the reaction rate topic. This quantitative research used true experimental design of pretest-posttest control. The samples used in this study were from 11th grade at SMA Negeri 1 Pinolosian. The experimental class sample was given treatment of the CTL learning model while the control class used conventional learning, respectively, were 31 and 30 students of 93 populations. Based on a questionnaire, students' creative thinking skills were obtained through observation during the learning process. The data analysis of the test instrument was carried out through a validity test using the product-moment correlation technique (significant level = 0.05), Lilliefors normality test, homogeneity of variance test and ttest. The CTL implementation questionnaire and instrument test data were converted into percentages and categorized. The results showed that the application of the CTL model had a positive effect on students' creative thinking abilities, evidenced by the average score of students in the experimental class before and after treatment increased from 14.55 to 74.84. Otherwise, in the control class, the scores were 30.59 to 33.56. The percentage of students' achievement in creative thinking aspects in the experimental class was good (61%-80%) while the control class was less good (21%-40%). The creative thinking abilities of both classes are very different, which is also reflected in the learning outcomes. The value of tcount (2.240) was greater than ttable (2.042) at the significant level = 0.05, and the hypothesis of H0Â was rejected, or H1Â was accepted. The application of the CTL learning model positively influenced students' creative thinking skills on the reaction rate material. Students' low originality abilities compared to fluency, flexibility, and elaboration abilities were also discussed.

The algebraic thinking ability of junior high school students remains low. This condition is indicated by their limited understanding of story questions. Students lack practice in expressing what is known and asked in story problems. One of the causes of this low algebraic thinking ability is the use of inappropriate learning models or approaches. This research aims to apply the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach to enhance students' algebraic thinking skills. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach can improve students' algebraic thinking skills. The population of this study consists of 77 students from class VIII of MTsN 6 Kerinci. The research sample includes 38 students divided into two groups. The experimental research method is employed in this study. The results indicate that the N-Gain in the experimental group falls within the moderate range, namely 0.55, while the control group's N-Gain falls within the low range, specifically 0.26. The results of the hypothesis test demonstrate that the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach significantly improves students' algebraic thinking skills. Hence, it is recommended to implement the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach in current instruction to support the enhancement of students' algebraic thinking skills.

The research aims to analyze the effect of the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach on creative thinking skills and learning outcomes and to describe the implementation of mathematics learning using the Contextual Teaching and Learning approach for class VI students at SDN 2 Ketapang Banyuwangi on the material Circumference and Area of a Circle. A mixed method was used in this research. The population in this research were all of the sixth-grade students for the 2021/2022 academic year, with a total of 54 students. The samples in this research were 23 students in the control class and 23 students in the experimental class, respectively, where the sampling technique used the Yamane formula. Statistical analysis used comparative analysis (t-test) and the N-gain test. The results showed: 1) the post-test t-test results between the control and experimental classes with a t-value of 4.791 (p-value = 0.000) and the t-test results differed between the post-test and pre-test scores between the control and experimental classes with the t-count value of 5.368 (p-value = 0.000). Both p-values are less than α (0.05), which means that the CTL approach influences students' creative thinking skills. 2) the post-test t-test results between the control and experimental classes with a t-count value of 2.136 (p-value = 0.038), the t-test results are the difference between the post-test and pre-test values between the control and experimental classes with a t-count value of 3.038 (p-value = 0.004). Both p-values are less than α (0.05), which means that the CTL approach has an effect on students Mathematics learning outcomes. Thus, the CTL approach has an effect on creative thinking skills and the mathematics learning outcomes of grade VI students on the circumference and area of a circle.

This study aims to analyze the effect of the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) model on students' creative thinking skills in science learning at the junior high school level. The method used in this study is a quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group design. This study involved all seventh-grade students at MTs Negeri 1 Serang, consisting of 10 classes. The research sample was randomly selected, with Class VII A as the experimental group using the Contextual Teaching and Learning model, while Class VII E served as the control group using the Discovery Learning model. Data collection was carried out through creative thinking skill essay tests and non-test observations of students' creative thinking abilities. The test instrument used was validated and tested for reliability. The results showed that the Contextual Teaching and Learning model significantly influenced the improvement of students' creative thinking skills. Although the data distribution was not normal, hypothesis testing using statistical tests indicated significant differences between the pretest and posttest results. Thus, the Contextual Teaching and Learning model can be an effective alternative to enhancing students' creative thinking skills in understanding scientific concepts, particularly concerning environmental pollution issues. Keywords: Contextual Teaching and Learning, Creative Thinking Skills, Environmental Pollution, Integrated Science

This study is motivated by challenges in Islamic Religious Education (PAI) learning at the elementary school level, such as teachers' difficulty in connecting religious teachings to students' real-life situations, as well as limitations in media and infrastructure. Low student learning independence and a lack of creative thinking skills are also major focuses. The aim of this study is to explore the application of the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach to enhance students' creative thinking skills and learning independence in PAI learning at elementary schools in Leuwiliang District, Bogor Regency. The method used is descriptive qualitative, with data collected through interviews, observations, and documentation. The results show that the application of CTL significantly improves students' creative thinking skills, such as the ability to think originally, flexibly, and fluently. CTL has also proven effective in enhancing learning independence, marked by increased student initiative in managing their own learning. Supporting factors include teacher creativity and technological support, while inhibiting factors involve the limitations of learning media and school facilities. This study provides theoretical contributions to the PAI learning model through CTL, as well as practical implications for teachers and stakeholders in improving the quality of learning in elementary schools. Keywords: Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL), creative thinking skills, student learning independence.

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach in improving students’ creative thinking skills. This research employed a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test control group. The population consisted of all eighth-grade students of MTS Arrahmah NW Pringgarata in the 2024/2025 academic year. Samples were selected using purposive sampling, with class VIII A as the experimental group taught using CTL and class VIII B as the control group taught using conventional methods. The instrument used was a creative thinking test based on the indicators of fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration, which had been validated and proven reliable. Data were analyzed through normality, homogeneity, independent t-test, and N-Gain analysis. The findings revealed that the experimental group achieved a higher mean score (80.92) compared to the control group (66.12). The t-test showed a significance value < 0.001, indicating a significant difference between the two groups. Thus, CTL is effective in enhancing students’ creative thinking skills, particularly in learning Pythagorean Theorem.

The implementation of contextual teaching and learning approach has been widely used in English writing instruction in Indonesia. However, there is still a lack of study exploring the efficacy of applying Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach to teaching analytical exposition writing. Therefore, the study aims to look into the effects of CTL approach on the achievement of eleventh grade students’ analytical exposition writing skill and students’ perceptions on the advantages and challenges toward learning with the approach. The participants were 35 eleventh grade students with mixed-English ability. The method of study was mixed method research which employed quantitative and qualitative instruments. The quantitative instruments were analytical exposition writing pre-test and post-test, and three questionnaires. In contrast, the qualitative instrument was semi-structured interview. The findings of this study indicate that the contextual teaching and learning approach significantly improves students’ analytical exposition writing skill at the 0.05 level. In addition, students also revealed to have positive perceptions toward the CTL approach as it could provide them to write analytical exposition text with the topic that was relevant to their real-life experience, thus making them to have strong understanding of the topic and good content knowledge. To sum up, this study can provide valuable insights for writing teachers to tailor their instruction and writing lesson in analytical exposition text to align with students’ real-life experiences. As a result, students’ comprehension of the subject matter and its relevance can be greatly improved. Thus, it is advisable that contextual teaching and learning be encouraged to be applied in the classroom to assist students’ improvement in writing analytical exposition texts.

This study aims to determine the effect of the Contextual teaching and learning (CTL) approach with modeling on the mastery of accounting concepts in class XII MA MA NW Keruak. The approach used in this study is a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental research method that provides treatment to the experimental group, considering that the data in this study do not exist properly, it is necessary to carry out an experiment or treatment to bring up the data. The population in this study were all students of class XII MA NW Keruak with a total sample of 54 students consisting of 2 classes where the experimental class was class XIIa, totaling 29 students, class XIIa. As for the control class, there were 26 students in class XIIb. Data collection techniques using questionnaires/tests, observation and documentation. The results showed that the ability to understand accounting concepts using the contextual teaching and learning (CTL) approach was higher than mastering accounting concepts without using the contextual teaching and learning (CTL) approach with modeling as seen from the average score obtained by students. In this study, the results of the analysis showed that the experimental group achieved a higher average score than the control group. This shows that the use of the contextual teaching and learning (CTL) approach has a positive and significant effect on the mastery of accounting concepts in class XII MA NW Keruak with the rejection rate limit being below or smaller than the t count or 6.28> 2.08 which means shows that there is a significant influence on the mastery of accounting concepts by using a contextual teaching and learning approach.

This study aims to determine the application of early childhood scientific literacy development using one approach, namely the contextual teaching and learning approach. In this study, researchers used descriptive qualitative research methods. Data collection techniques used were observation of children and teachers, interviews, and documentation. The data source was obtained from school data in the form of a list of group B children, the results of observations of children carried out by observing and interviewing group B children and group B teachers and the principal of Tk Al-Ihsan Omben in learning scientific literacy using the Contextual Teaching and Learning approach. The research location is Tk Al-Ihsan, Jl. Jokotole, Omben Village, Omben District, Sampang Regency. The results of the research that has been carried out by researchers in the group b tk al-ihsan, Omben village, Omben sub-district, Sampang district. In conclusion, scientific literacy learning activities with a contextual approach make it easier for children to learn. The results of the study show that using the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach in learning scientific literacy is more fun and quickly understood, and cannot be separated from providing an adequate learning climate, as well as learning infrastructure that supports children in carrying out the learning process. One of the approaches used in Al-Ihsan Omben Kindergarten is through the application of the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach which, if used, is very appropriate and effective for application to science learning for children in group B of Al-Ihsan Omben Kindergarten, because this approach helps teachers Associating the science material being taught with real-world situations for children, so that it will make learning fun and not boring

This research aimed to find out improvement the students’ ability in wiriting recount text through contextual teaching and learning (CTL) approach at the second grade student of XI Social Science 1 of SMA DHI MAPILLI in academic year of 2018/2019. The method of this research was A Classroom Action Research that consisted of two cycles. One cycle consisted of three meetings. It means that there were six meetings for two cycles. This classroom action research was done at the second grade student of SMA DHI MAPILLI. The subject of this research was XI Socisl Science 1 class in academic year of 2018/2019 by using contextual teaching and learning (CTL) approach. It consisted of 30 students. The implementiation of this research was giving the improvement for the result of the students’ ability in writing recount text through contextual teaching and learning (CTL) approach and the teacher activities in teaching and learning process. The mean scores of writing recount text in the first cycle was 64.13, and after revision in the second cycle, the mean scores became 75.83. the improvement of students’ ability to write recount text through Contextual Teaching and learning (CTL) approach is presenting recount text material at XI Social Science 1 class of SMA DHI MAPILLI. Improves the students’ ability significantly. The mean scores in cycle II is greater than the mean score of test in cycle I (75.83>64.13). the implementation of Contextual Rteaching and Learning (CTL) approach can make the students more active and enthusiast in learning process.

Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL), a learning approach which connects learning materials with real life applications within the context of students’ lives, encourages students to find the meaning of what they have learned on their own and the lecturer only act as a guide or facilitator, so the students are motivated to think critically. This study aims to describe the implementation of CTL approach to enhance students’ higher order thinking skill (HOTS) in writing ability of STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo, which has been found in preliminary observations to be lacking in this aspect. This quantitative research uses a quasi-experimental design through a pretest-posttest pattern. The research sample was 22 students of 2021 A class (Experimental Class) and 23 students of 2021 B class (Control Class). The data were collected through observation, test, and questionnaires. The higher order thinking skill includes: understanding problems (24,20%), making assumptions (28,17%), explaining in depth (25,13%), solving problems (23,25 %), and making conclusions (20,63%). From the table of t-test results, the results (α) = 0.004. It can be stated that (α) < 0.05, so it can be concluded that there is a significant difference in the students' higher order thinking skill in writing ability by using contextual teaching and learning approach. The findings revealed that the contextual teaching and learning approach was successful to enhance students’ higher order thinking skill in writing ability. Moreover, it is recommended that CTL and higher order thinking skill have significant influence toward writing ability.

This research begins with the low social studies learning outcomes of class IV students at MI Al Bayyinah Dramaga, Bogor Regency, to obtain class IV social studies learning outcomes at MI Al Bayyinah Dramaga, Bogor Regency by using a contextual teaching and learning approach. From the data analyzed, this research uses a contextual teaching and learning approach using research instruments, namely observation, tests, syllabus, lesson plans, teacher observation sheets, student observation sheets, and documents. This research produces data on student learning outcomes in social studies subjects in class IV at MI Al Bayyinah Dramaga, Bogor Regency before the implementation of contextual teaching and learning, showing that around 68% of students scored below the KKM with an average of 47.69% compared to that set at MI which is 65. .00. There are 7 students who reach the KKM standard, while there are 19 students who have not reached the KKM standard. After implementing the contextual teaching and learning approach in cycle 1, all 26 students achieved the KKM with an average score of 90.38, the learning level/learning completeness was 100%. This proves that the application of the CTL (Contextual Teaching and Learning) approach can improve social studies learning outcomes for class IV students at MI Al Bayyinah Dramaga, Bogor Regency

This study aims to investigate the students’ perception on teaching narrative writing skills through contextual teaching and learning (CTL) approach. This study employed a quasi- experimental design with fifty-two eleventh-grade students as participants. The participants were divided into two groups; An experimental group received the CTL approach, and a control group received the conventional way. This study utilized a pre-posttest and perceptional questionnaire. Nonparametric tests (i.e., Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon test) were run to analyze the data in this study. Implementation of the CTL approach through its components positively contributes to teaching narrative writing skills. Meanwhile, the perceptional questionnaires showed that the students' experiment group perceived the implementation of the CTL Approach positively. This study results render teachers’ insight into a practical approach to teaching writing to be able to teach narrative writing. It can be concluded that the students’ perception on teaching narrative writing skills through contextual teaching and learning (CTL) approach have highly positive perception. As recommendation can work at all levels of students’ capability. The implementation of Contextual Teaching and Learning approach can be successful if it is implemented with the appropriate material based on students’ level.