The Comparison of Students Creative Thingking Skills between High and Medium Achiever in Independent School
Gita Ayu Wandari; Agus Fany Chandra Wijaya, S.Pd, M.Pd; Rika Rafikah Agustin, M.Pd

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the comparison between high and medium achiever in creative thinking skills in learning light and optics. The subject of this study were 44 students of independence school in Bandung Indonesia. A set of instruments consisting of 10 questions measuring students creative thinking skills was used to obtain the data. The study reveals that both high and medium achiever students are excellent in synthesis and elaboration aspect (97,6 % for high achiever and 91,3% for medium achiever). Meanwhile, in novelty aspect the students are not excellent (23,75% for high achiever and 21,7 for medium achiever), and for resolution aspect the students got 92,3% for high achiever and 72,05% for medium achiever.

Keywords: Students Creative Thinking Skills, High Achiever, Medium Achiever, Light and Optics

Topic: 2. Science Education