The needs analysis on module development based on creative problem solving method to improve students' problem solving ability

Abstract

Students' problem-solving ability is important to be improved in physics learning because it can assist students to solve problems in everyday life. Some problems found in this study were the students do not have good problem-solving skill and students have limited learning resources that can guide students' self-learning. Therefore, learning resources that make students able to think and act in solving problems need to be developed. Creative problem solving is a learning model that focuses on teaching and problem-solving skill, followed by strengthening of creativity. The purpose of this study is to know the opinions of teachers and students on the physics module based on creative problem solving that will be developed. The research was conducted using 4-D models and was limited to define a phase, namely teachers' and students' requirements analysis. Data for this research was obtained from the questionnaire. This research used descriptive analysis method. The results of the questionnaire showed that the average requirement of students were 94.59% and the average requirement of teachers were 100%. Thus, it can be concluded that teachers and students need a module based on creative problem-solving method to improve students' problem-solving ability.