The implementation of resource-based learning to improve creativity in developing Yogyakarta batik motif

Abstract

This study aims to 1) investigate the implementation of Resource-Based Learning (RBL) in Batiking Course, and 2) identify RBL’s impacts on students’ creativity in developing the motifs of Yogyakartan batik. The method employed in this study was Classroom Action Research proposed by Kemmis and McTaggart, involving a cycle of planning, observing, and reflecting. This research was carried out in Fashion Design and Hospitality Education Department, Faculty of Engineering, Yogyakarta State University in the 2017/2018 academic year, from January to June 2018, with 36 students from Fashion Design Study Program participating as the research subjects. The instruments were tested for content validity and the items proved properly designed, while the reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha, resulting in an alpha value of 0.525, showing that the instrument items could be used. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results of this study show that 1) the implementation of RBL in Batiking Course has been carried out in 2 cycles, consisting of Introduction, Main Activities, and Closing, and 2) in the Pre-Cycle, Cycle I, and Cycle II phases, the mean scores of the students’ creativity are 29 (less creative), 37 (creative), and 47 (very creative) respectively. Therefore, the number of creative students in this implementation has increased from only 28% to 94%.