The Influence of Discovery Learning with Scientific Approach on Students' Creative Thinking Ability

Abstract

This research was a pre-experimental study with a One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The experimental samples in this study were students of class VIII5 in SMP Negeri 29 Makassar. The purpose of this study was to determine the description of students' creative thinking abilities if discovery learning with a scientific approach was applied in the classroom. The data in this research were obtained using a test instrument about mathematical creative thinking. The results showed that the students' creative thinking ability in mathematics generally was at level 3, namely creative. While for fluent and flexible indicators, respectively were at level 2 which was quite creative and level 3 which was creative. It showed an increase in students' creative thinking abilities if discovery learning with a scientific approach was applied.