Creative-Thinking Skills in Explanatory Writing Skills Viewed from Learning Behaviour: A Mixed Method Case Study

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  • Bening Sri Palupi Jl. Ir Sutami No.36 A, Pucangsawit, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java 57126 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2866-3311
  • Slamet Subiyantoro Jl. Ir Sutami No.36 A, Pucangsawit, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java 57126
  • Triyanto Triyanto Jl. Ir Sutami No.36 A, Pucangsawit, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java 57126
  • Rukayah Rukayah Jl. Ir Sutami No.36 A, Pucangsawit, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java 57126

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v15i01.11487

Keywords:

creative thinking skills, guided inquiry learning, problem-based learning, writing skills

Abstract


Creative thinking involves the activities of complex skills and cognitive abilities, personality factors and motivations, styles, strategies, and metacognitive skills. Therefore, creative-thinking skills can reflect the students’ personality considered as unique individuals. On the other hand, the effectiveness of education can be seen from teaching practices and class climate. The application of guided inquiry learning (GIL) and problem-based learning (PBL) models is one effort to improve the effectiveness of education. This research is a mixed-method case study that aims to describe the behaviour of groups of students, studying with GIL and PBL, with high, moderate, and low creative-thinking skills. The mixed-method analysis applied is a concurrent embedded strategy that combines primary data (qualitative) and secondary data (quantitative) to complement each other. The results showed that the application of the GIL and PBL models was proved to be effective for learning explanatory writing skills. In terms of the creative-thinking skills, the higher the students' creative-thinking skills are, the higher their explanatory writing skills will be. Students who have high creative-thinking skills also exhibit prominent attitudes during the learning process, such as intensity of asking frequently with substantive questions on the subject matter and having good opinion and leadership skills.

Author Biographies

Bening Sri Palupi, Jl. Ir Sutami No.36 A, Pucangsawit, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java 57126

Postgraduate Student Universitas Sebelas Maret

Slamet Subiyantoro, Jl. Ir Sutami No.36 A, Pucangsawit, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java 57126

Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Universitas Sebelas Maret

Triyanto Triyanto, Jl. Ir Sutami No.36 A, Pucangsawit, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java 57126

Civic Education Departement Universitas Sebelas Maret

Rukayah Rukayah, Jl. Ir Sutami No.36 A, Pucangsawit, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java 57126

Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Universitas Sebelas Maret

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Published

2020-01-15

How to Cite

Palupi, B. S., Subiyantoro, S., Triyanto, T., & Rukayah, R. (2020). Creative-Thinking Skills in Explanatory Writing Skills Viewed from Learning Behaviour: A Mixed Method Case Study. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 15(01), pp. 200–212. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v15i01.11487

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