The Implementation of PBL Based on Blended Learning to Improve Students’ Creative Thinking in Physics Learning

Abstract

This study aims to determine the improvement of students’ creative thinking skills after applying PBL based on blended learning in physics learning. This research is a quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group design. The population of this study was all students of class XI SMAN 4 Wira Bangsa. The sampling technique used the purposive sampling method and obtained a research sample of 48 students who were divided into 2 groups, namely the experiment class and the control class. The data collection technique used in this research is a pretest-posttest using a creative thinking ability test instrument that measures 4 (four) indicators, namely fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. The pretest-posttest data were analyzed using a t-test using an independent sample t-test assisted by SPSS. Based on the data from the t-test analysis, it was found that H0 was rejected, meaning that there was an increase in the creative thinking ability of students who applied PBL based on blended learning. The results of this study can be used as a reference for teachers, lecturers, and education practitioners to make Blended Learning-based PBL an effective learning model used to improve students’ creative thinking skills in learning physics.