Profile of Students’ Creative Thinking Skills in Science Learning

Abstract

Creative thinking skill is one of the 21st-century skills or also known as 4C that students must have. Creative thinking skill is useful as a source of encouragement, drive, and strength in development, research, and investigation to deal with the industrial revolution 4.0. This study aimed to determine the profile of junior high schools students' creative thinking skills in learning science. Science is one of the subjects that require creative thinking skills. The method used in this study is descriptive analysis. Data were collected through a test, observation sheets, and interviews. Subjects in the study were 126 students from four different junior high schools. The results of this study show that showed students who have high score are amount to 22 people, medium thinking ability level of 46 people and a low level of creative thinking skills of 58 people and the percentage of each indicator on creative thinking from test were thinking fluently is 82%, thinking originally is 38%, thinking flexibly is 61% and thinking of elaboration is 55% while on observation sheets were thinking fluently is 71%, thinking originally is 40%, thinking flexibly is 63% and thinking of elaboration is 59%.