The relationship between creative thinking and mathematical proving abilities among junior high school students

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the relationship between creative thinking and mathematical proving abilities among junior high school students who were taught using Missouri Mathematics Project (MMP) learning model. Missouri Mathematics Project (MMP) learning model has five steps, that is, review, development, cooperative working, seat work, and assignment. This study involved 31 seventh-grade students selected using purposive sampling technique. To collect the data, this study employed mathematical creative thinking ability and mathematical proving ability tests. The data of participants’ scores from each test were analyzed using Spearman’s Rank correlation coefficient (ρ). The result of analysis showed that ρ-value is 0,015. It means that there is a significant positive correlation between creative thinking and mathematical proving abilities among junior high school students who are taught using Missouri Mathematics Project (MMP) learning model.