Teaching creative thinking skills: Promoting more visible creativity in undergraduate students of biology education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rifka Fachrunnisa ◽  
Hadi Suwono ◽  
Najatul Ubadati
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Thinking Skills

scholarly journals Critical thinking skills: The academic ability, mastering concepts and analytical skill of undergraduate students

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tutut Indria Permana ◽  
Iin Hindun ◽  
Ndzani Latifatur Rofi'ah ◽  
Ardiani Samti Nur Azizah
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Academic Ability ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Correlated Factors ◽  
Analytical Skill

Science and technology development in the 21st-century has been demanding educators to provide learning activities which stimulate students’ critical thinking skills. This study aimed to find out the correlated factors of the students’ critical thinking skills as well as of which was the strongest determinant in leveling the skills. The subject of this correlational research was 112 undergraduate students in the Department of Biology Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang who took Botany course. There were four variables measured in this study, namely academic ability, mastering concepts, analytical skill, and critical thinking skills. The data of academic ability was obtained from students' cumulative index in the previous semester while the three other variables were measured using final exam test. All of the variables then analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results showed that the three predictor variables (mastering concepts, academic ability, and analytical skill) gave effective contributions toward students’ critical thinking skills, with the percentages of 3.84%, 32.25%, and 54.26% respectively. Therefore, the results of this study could be a basic reference in designing learning process which empower the students’ critical thinking skills.

scholarly journals Analysis of students’ creative thinking on plant microtechnical laboratory practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-116
Author(s):  
E. Ermayanti ◽  
Yenny Anwar ◽  
Didi Jaya Santri
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
State University ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Essay Test ◽  
Descriptive Method

Empowerment of creative thinking skills is important in every lecture activity, including practicum. This study aimed to analyze students' creative thinking skills in Plant Microtechnique practicum. This research used descriptive method in which the participants were the seventh semester biology education students (n=20) of State University of South Sumatera, Indonesia. The student has taken Plant Microtechnique Course in the previous semester. The instrument used was essay test developed based on creative thinking indicator. The data were processed by calculating the percentage for each indicator and categorized into three levels (i.e., low, medium, and high). The findings revealed that students’ creative thinking skills in Plant Microtechnique laboratory practices were medium for fluency indicator, and low for flexibility, originality, and elaboration indicators. Therefore, it is necessary to revise learning strategies that support the empowerment of students' creative thinking in Microtechnique Laboratory practices.

scholarly journals Separation index and fit items of creative thinking skills assessment

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Andi Ulfa Tenri Pada ◽  
Badrun Kartowagiran ◽  
Bambang Subali
Keyword(s):  
Human Physiology ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Skills Assessment ◽  
Good Separation ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Separation Index

This article discusses the evaluation results of the separation index and fit item of creative thinking skills assessment that supports the conation aspect of prospective biology teachers in Aceh. This assessment consists of 37 items of divergent tasks, which is the application of human physiology courses that support the conation aspects. The participants were selected from the Biology Education Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Syiah Kuala University. The data were analyzed using the Quest software including the separation index and fit item. The results indicate that the creative thinking skills assessment instrument that supports the conation aspect of prospective biology teachers has a good separation index and all the items fit PCM-1PL.

scholarly journals Identifikasi Berpikir Kreatif Mahasiswa Melalui Metode Mind Mapping

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
BAIQ FATMAWATI
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Mental Activity ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Brain

The learning closely associated with the use of the brain as the centred of mental activity begin from the understanding, processing, until inference information. To optimize learning outcomes, the learning process using whole-brain approach. Creative thinking is a mental activity to create relationships continuous that were found the right combination includes aspects of cognitive, affective, and metacognitive. Thepurposesof this research to reveal of students creative thinking skills in the material the fermentation through mind mapping. This research is descriptive statistics which describe the student’s creative thinking skills that have, without giving specific mind map treatment. The subject is students of biology education semesters V. The results of analysis data showed that the scores of creative thinking skills students are: Fluency(Score 3; 21, 73%.Score 2; 39, 13%. Score 1; 39,13%). Flexibility(Score 3; 21, 73%.Score 2; 30, 43%. Score 1; 47, 82%) dan Originality(Score 3; 0%. Score 2; 0%. Score 1; 17.39%.Based on data, it can be concluded that the students have not be able to bring their creative ideas through mind mapping

scholarly journals Using Team-Based Learning in Teaching English to EFL Undergraduate Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-103
Author(s):  
Najat O. Kareem
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Procedural Knowledge ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Pilot Experiment ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Team Based Learning

Team Based Learning (TBL) is a method that has been introduced to provide students with both conceptual and procedural knowledge to foster critical and creative thinking skills while students work in high functioning teams. The study throws some light on the TBL approach in general and the researcher's pilot- experiment on using the TBL in teaching English to EFL (English as a Foreign Language) undergraduate students. The main aim of this pilot experiment is to assess the TBL's effects on student engagement, accountability, and satisfaction and to identify the problems faced in applying it and then, in the light of the findings, to propose suggestions about how to use the approach effectively.  Forty (40) second-year undergraduate students of the Department of English/ Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Koya University were involved in this experiment and its evaluation. These students were taught through student learning teams for two successive academic years (2017-2018 & 2018-2019) in the subject of English Reading Comprehension. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from the students about their TBL experience using questionnaires. The results of the evaluation revealed that the vast majority of the students preferred TBL to the traditional individual learning and that the TBL has more positive effects on the students' engagement in class activities and assignments. The findings also indicate that despite the positive effects and the students' satisfaction with the approach, there are problems and obstacles on the way of its application in the classroom, but that with the proper use of the approach most of these problems can be overcome. What is important about this evaluation is that it is student-centered as it shows the real opinions of the students who lived the experience.

scholarly journals MEMBANGUN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KREATIF UNTUK MENGATASI MASALAH LINGKUNGAN DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN PEMBELAJARAN OTENTIK

EDUSAINS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-302
Author(s):  
Meitiyani Meitiyani ◽  
Nadhiro Nadhiro ◽  
Ali Syaban
Keyword(s):  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Authentic Learning ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
T Test ◽  
Statistical Tool ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
Creative Thinking Ability

BUILDING CREATIVE THINKING ABILITY TO OVERCOME ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS USING AUTHENTIC LEARNINGAbstractCreative thinking skills are some of the competencies needed in the 21st Century, which is a period that demands transformation, including education. This situation requires people to have the resilience to adapt and survive in this Century. Cultivating creativity in learning activities is very important to strengthen the resilience of students in the future. This study aims to describe the role of authentic learning in students' creative thinking abilities. This study used a quasi-experimental method conducted on 52 Biology Education students in the second semester of classes 2A and 2B. The instructional approach used was authentic learning in the form of designing anti-styrofoam social campaigns. Data analysis techniques involved validity, reliability, and independent t-test using SPSS 20 as a statistical tool. This study used test instruments to measure four aspects of creative thinking abilities. The data collection technique used was an 8 question essay on the subject of Solid Waste Management. The results showed differences in the average ability of creative thinking between groups of students, class 2A with Authentic Learning treatment showed 73.4%, and class 2B as a control showed 46%. A large number of students have difficulty in creative thinking in the elaboration aspect. It is recommended that broader research needs to be done at the elementary and secondary school levels to develop students' creative thinking skills. AbstrakKeterampilan berpikir kreatif adalah salah satu kompetensi yang dibutuhkan di Abad ke-21. Periode yang membutuhkan transformasi kehidupan termasuk pendidikan di dalamnya. Situasi ini menuntut orang untuk memiliki ketahanan untuk beradaptasi dan bertahan hidup di abad ini. Menumbuhkan kreativitas dalam kegiatan belajar sangat penting untuk memperkuat ketahanan siswa di masa depan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan peran pembelajaran otentik pada kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuasi-eksperimental yang dilakukan pada 52 siswa Pendidikan Biologi di semester II kelas 2A dan 2B. Pembelajaran yang digunakan adalah pembelajaran otentik dalam bentuk merancang kampanye sosial anti sterofoam. Teknik analisis data melibatkan validitas, reliabilitas dan independent t-test menggunakan SPSS 20 sebagai alat statistik. Penelitian ini menggunakan instrumen tes untuk mengukur empat aspek kemampuan berpikir kreatif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah  soal essay yang berjumlah 8 pertanyaan pada pokok bahasan Pengelolaan limbah Padat. Hasil menunjukkan perbedaan dalam kemampuan rata-rata berpikir kreatif antara kelompok siswa, kelas 2A dengan perlakuan Authentic Learning menunjukkan 73,4% dan kelas 2B sebagai kontrol menunjukkan 46%. Sejumlah besar siswa mengalami kesulitan dalam berpikir kreatif yaitu dalam aspek elaborasi. Disarankan bahwa penelitian yang lebih luas perlu dilakukan di tingkat sekolah dasar dan menengah untuk mengembangkan keterampilan berpikir kreatif siswa.  

scholarly journals The Effects of Blended Learning and Project-Based Learning on Pre-Service Biology Teachers’ Creative Thinking Skills through Online Learning in the Covid-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 408-420
Author(s):  
Y. Yustina ◽  
W. Syafii ◽  
R. Vebrianto
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Creative Thinking Ability

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of Blended Learning (BL) and Project-Based Learning (Pj-BL) on the pre-service teachers’ creative thinking in learning biology. This type of research is a quasi-experimental study with 76 biology education students as research subjects. In its implementation, the experimental class was taught using the BL and Pj-BL approach, the control class is conventional class. The parameters are creative thinking with 4 indicators. Data was collected using pretest and posttest assessments. Data is presented and analyzed descriptively. The results of the study were overall the average score of creative thinking of pre-service teachers in the experimental class was 91 with an N-gain index of 0.62, higher than in the control class (76) with an N-gain index of 0.51. From the results, it could be concluded that Blended Learning and Project-Based Learning are quite influential in increasing the creative thinking ability of pre-service biology teachers, and BL and Pj-BL is quite more effective than conventional in increasing the pre-service teachers’ creative thinking in biology learning.

scholarly journals Early Incorporation of Entrepreneurship Mindset in An Engineering Curriculum

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Mehran Andalibi
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Engineering Curriculum ◽  
Final Project ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Real World Problem ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Course Material

In the study herein aimed at incorporating the entrepreneurship mindset early on in the engineering curriculum of undergraduate students via a final project of an introductory programming course with MATLAB. Students were asked to find a need on campus, in the society, or in the market with a business potential and write a standalone application to solve that problem. Prior to the start of project, students were required to study an online module developed by KEEN on generating new ideas in which they learned the definitions and differences between an idea and an opportunity, and different methods of recognizing business opportunities, followed by online quizzes. The study found that students were interested in learning about entrepreneurship and using the technical skills learned in class to solve a real-world problem with potential business opportunities; they enjoyed the course material more and it reinforced their learning of previous topics; and more importantly, it attracted students’ attentions toward self-employment. Pre- and post-assessment of creative thinking using standard AACU rubrics also showed a significant increase in the levels of students’ creative thinking skills due to participation in this project

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