The Development of Creative Thinking Through Model-Based Learning on Purification of Grade 8 Students

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to develop the creative thinking of grade 8 students to achieve at least good level through Model-Based Learning. The target group was 7 students in grade 8 in the second semester of academic year 2023 from a school in Maha Sarakham Province. This research was action research with 3 action cycles. Research tools included: 1) five lesson plans of Model-Based Learning on Purification for grade 8 students, totaling 15 hours with quality at the most appropriate level ( = 4.61-4.83, S= 0.12-0.28) and 2) three sets of subjective tests on Creative Thinking, 3 items per set for each action cycle, totally 9 items with Index of Congruence between 0.67-1.00. Data analysis statistics were Mean and standard deviation.

            The results of the creative thinking evaluation including originality, fluency, flexibility, and elaboration, received 12 scores for each test, the achieve criteria were at a good level with at least 8 scores. There were found that: In the first action cycle, three students passed the achieve criteria at a good level of creative thinking, while four students did not pass the achieve criteria. The average creative thinking score was 6.86 (S = 1.07). In the second action cycle, five students passed the achieve criteria at a good level of creative thinking, while two students did not pass the achieve criteria. The average creative thinking score was 8.29 (S = 1.11). In the third action cycle, all the students passed the achieve criteria at a good level of creative thinking, with an average score of 10.00 (S = 0.82).