Improving the Creative Thinking Ability of Junior High School Students Through GeoGebra Assisted Learning Community in Mathematics

Abstract

Learning Community is closely related to learning through community services, ICT, and other learning communities. GeoGebra is an interactive mathematics software for learning and teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from elementary school to university. GeoGebra-assisted learning communities are beneficial if used, it can combine the learning process in the classroom when students talk to each other, share experiences, collaborate, and create more meaningful learning. The analysis and study results found differences between GeoGebra-assisted learning community learning and conventional learning towards increasing students’ creative thinking skills in junior high schools. The learning community is learning that can improve students’ creative thinking skills. Following the characteristics and development of the student learning environment, the implementation of the GeoGebra-assisted learning community is essential in mathematics. The method used in this study is a quantitative method, designed with an experimental pattern of nonequivalent control groups. The sample amounted to 79 people, which were taken from two classes that were not randomly assigned. The two classes, each class was given different treatment. One class was given with learning community assisted by GeoGebra, and the other class was given with conventional learning. Both classes were given a test to obtain data. The test was given twice, namely pretest and posttest. They measured the increase in creative thinking skills using Normalized N-Gain. Data were analyzed using an independent sample T-Test.