Guided inquiry-based biology learning tools to improve students’ creative thinking ability

• Main Authors: Hakim, Arief Rahman, Ramdani, Agus, Setiadi, Dadi, Yustiqvar, Muhammad
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Criteria; Critical thinking; Inquiry method; Learning; Skills; Students
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0122849

One of the most important aspects of a student’s learning process is their ability to think creatively. This ability needs to be used as a foothold in curriculum development by promoting contextual learning. Therefore, teachers should seriously design and develop creative teaching and learning. Creative thinking skills can be developed through learning activities. This study aims to develop effective guided inquiry-based learning tools to help students improve their creative thinking skills. The participants in this study were 60 students in class X from one of the Senior High Schools in West Lombok, NTB. The 4D model was used in this study to conduct development research. The research design used one Group Pretest and Posttest design with experimental and the control classes. Guided inquiry-based learning tools were applied in the experimental class, while conventional learning tools were used in the control class. The results show that the experimental class’s creative thinking ability increased with high criteria, while the control class’s creative thinking ability improved with moderate criteria. When compared to other indicators like "flexibility," "elaboration," and "originality", the indicator of creative thinking skills "fluency" received the highest average score. On the contrary, the "originality" indicator received the lowest average improvement score. It can be suggested that guided inquiry-based learning tools enable students to improve their creative thinking skills, especially in terms of the "fluency" indicator.