The analysis of creative thinking skills of junior high school students in learning natural science on environmental pollution materials with different academic skills

Abstract

Pollution occurs when harmful substances are released into the environment. This study aims to analyze the creative thinking skills of junior high school students in natural science learning based on differences in students’ academic abilities. This research is a descriptive study involving 118 8th grade students of junior high school. Students are classified into three categories; students with high, medium, and low academic ability. The results is academic skills directly proportional to creative thinking skills. Data shows that students with high academic abilities have high creative thinking skills. This is indicated by the average calculation result of all four elements of creative thinking by 33%. The students with moderate academic ability are also known to have creative thinking skills in the medium category, which is indicated by the average calculation result of the four elements of creative thinking by 26%. Likewise, students with low academic ability, have creative thinking skills in the low category with a percentage of 23%

Keterampilan Berpikir Kreatif Siswa SMP Kelas Viii Dalam Memecahkan Masalah Pada Materi Zat Aditif Dan Adiktif Selama Pandemi Covid-19

“…Hasil analisis keterampilan berpikir kreatif siswa SMP pada kemampuan akademik yang berbeda menunjukkan kemampuan akademik cenderung berbanding lurus dengan kemampuan berpikir kreatif. Rata-rata unsur berpikir kreatif pada siswa dengan kemampuan akademik tinggi menunjukkan presentase 33% pada keempat aspek dan pada siswa dengan kemampuan akademik rendah menunjukkan presentase 26% (Maharani et al, 2020).…”

“…Jawaban siswa untuk soal pada aspek flexibility hanya sekedar menyebutkan banyak jenis-jenis zat aditif tetapi jawaban yang diberikan kurang tepat (gambar 1b). Aspek flexibility dicapai jika siswa mampu menghasilkan banyak cara untuk menyelesaikan suatu masalah (Maharani et al, 2020). Keterampilan berpikir kreatif siswa akan lebih tinggi jika siswa mampu menunjukkan sebanyak mungkin jawaban atas suatu masalah.…”

“…Aspek originality dapat muncul apabila aspek fluency dan flexibility dikembangkan secara maksimal dalam kegiatan tanya jawab atau diskusi (Candra et al, 2019). Semakin luas pengetahuan, semakin luas kemungkinannya untuk menciptakan ide-ide baru dan memberikan solusi otentik untuk suatu masalah (Maharani et al, 2020). Siswa dengan kemampuan akademik tinggi juga akan memiliki keterampilan berpikir kreatif yang tinggi (Nurhamidah et al, 2018).…”

Representation skills of students with different ability levels when learning using the LCMR model

“…Learning activities must be designed according to student learning characteristics to close the achievement gap between students with upper and lower abilities (Prayitno et al, 2015). Several researchers, including Leasa and Corebima (2016), Noviyanti et al (Noviyanti et al, 2019), andMaharani et al (2020), have distinguished research class groups based on their academic ability. Groups of pupils with lower academic ability continue to struggle with mastering the learning material (Rahmat & Chanunan, 2018;Visser et al, 2018).…”