Implementing Project-Based Learning to Improve Students Creative Disposition, Creativity and Understanding in Learning Light and Optics
Indah Laelasari Efendi, Eka Cahya Prima
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of implementing project-based learning on students- creative disposition, creativity, and understanding in learning light and optics. The method that was used in this research was experimental research. The sample was taken by purposive sampling technique in experimental class (n= 21 students) with the population of 8th grade students at Junior High School in Bandung. The experiment class was given treatment using Project-Based Learning. The result shows that creative disposition appear for 74.95 minutes of the total appearing time of all creative disposition indicators. Then, the result of students- creativity was 69.73% which categorized as good. According to the result of analysis of students- understanding, proves that there is improvement in students score in learning light and optics after the implementation of project-based learning. This result can also be seen by the significant 0.001 which means there was improvement in students; understanding. The recommendation of this research is to try to conduct the research in different topic.
Keywords: Project-Based Learning, Creative Disposition, Students- Creativity, Students- understanding, light and optics
Topic: Integrated Science Education