Improving the habits of mind of senior high school students toward biology learning through creative problem-solving learning model based on mind mapping: Pre-experimental study

Abstract

There have been many attempts to improve the habits of mind of high school students in Biology through various learning models. However, only a few research results show efforts to improve students' habits of mind through the creative problem solving learning model with mind mapping techniques. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to determine the effect of the creative problem solving learning model with mind mapping techniques on increasing the habits of mind of high school students in learning biology. The pre-experimental method was used with the one group pretest-posttest design. Involving three research classes with 108 students taken by cluster random sampling and getting the same treatment using the creative problem solving learning model with mind mapping techniques. Research data collection uses essay and habits of mind questionnaires. The implication of this research is to increase students' habits of mind. students become accustomed to using their minds critically, creatively and able to control themselves very well as evidenced by an increase in posttest scores on essay tests and habits of mind questionnaires with an average of 86% and 83% (very good) with an average N-Gain 66% and 52% (medium), so the creative problem solving learning model was recommended to increase the habits of mind of high school students in biology learning.

The potential of TPACK-based biology learning to improve students' habits of mind

“…Habits of mind in biology learning can be described as students' habits of thinking effectively in constructing and using their understanding of biological knowledge. The importance of habits of mind in students, especially in biology learning, becomes apparent when contrasted with the lower habits of mind observed in high school students (Dwirahayu et al, 2017;Haka et al, 2022;Rikizaputra et al, 2021). Additionally, Yakob et al (2021) teachers often find some students with good intellectual abilities have poor behavioral abilities, such as ineffective communication, reluctance to work together with their friends, not having a sense of empathy, and easily giving up when they are faced with challenges.…”

“…The low habits of mind of students are influenced by teachers who are less innovative in learning, students communicate concepts using the language in books rather than the language they understand so the material is difficult to understand. Furthermore, student tends to be passive in their learning experiences (Haka et al, 2022).…”