Improving students creative thinking skills through guided inquiry practicums learning with STEM approach
S. Adhiriyanthi (a)*, H. Solihin (a), M. Arifin (a)

Chemistry Education Deaprtment, Indonesia University of Education

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to improve students
creative thinking skills through guided inquiry experiments learning with STEM approach. The method used in this study was a quasi-experimental method with one group pretest and posttest design. The sample of this study was 30 students from one of public senior high schools in
the West Bandung Regency area. The sample was not chosen randomly but taking one of the available classes. The instrument of this study was an essay for creative thinking skills. The test consisted of 11 creative thinking skill questions with indicators of creative thinking skills
according to Guilford, namely fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration. The data were analysed by using normalized gain scores. The result of this study showed that the improvement of creative thinking skills with n-gain scores was 0.73 for fluency (high), 0.34 for flexibility (medium), 0.03 for originality (low) and 0.19 for elaboration (low). The level of student creative thinking skills in post-test was higher than in pretest, though for the indicators of originality and elaboration the improvement was on the low level. This study suggested that
the implementation of guided inquiry practicum learning with STEM approach is recommended to enhance student creative thinking skills.

Keywords: practicum- guided inquiry- STEM- creative thinking skills

Topic: Chemistry Education