The analysis of implementation of discovery learning to improve student’s creative thinking skill in local super antimagic total face coloring problem

Abstract

Creative thinking skill is essential in the era of 21st century, since everyone must have 4C’s skills. 4C’s skills consists of creative and innovative skills, critical thinking skills, communication, and collaboration. However, in learning process, students do not show the optimal creative thinking skill level. Therefore, in this research, Discovery Learning-based research was implemented to improve students’ creative thinking skill. The research method used in this research was the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods or what so called as combined method. This research involved 86 students which were divided into two classes; 44 students in the experimental class and 42 students in the control class. The result of this research obtained through post-test and pre-test. Prior to research activities, we tested the homogeneity of the two clasess by using a pretest result. The result shows sig score is 0.913> 0.05, thus the differences of mean of two clasess is not significant. It implies the two clasess are homogeneous. Furthermore, we also tested the normality, and finally we have the postest data analysis. The results showed that there was a significant different from the value of independent t-test toward post-test sig. (2-tailed) 0.000, because 0.000 < 0.05 then H0was rejected, therefore there was an average difference between post-test value of control class and experimental class. While the students creative thinking skills indicates that 39% is categorised as very high level of creative thinking, 43% is categorised as creative thinking, 16% is categorised as fair level of creative thinking and 2% is categorised as low level of creative thinking. Thus, it can be concluded that discovery learning model could improve students’ creative thinking skill.