The Effects of Problem-Based Learning with Mind Mapping to Enhance Students’ Creative Thinking Skills and Learning Outcomes

Abstract

The quality of Indonesia’s education need to obtain a very serious attention because its level tends to be decreasing. An effort to be done is by applying the learning innovation on education. Based on the observation to be conducted at Methodist Junior High Schools, the learning of Biology had not still applied the variation of learning models yet. This study aimed to give a wide description about the effects of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) with mind mapping on students’ creative thinking skills and learning outcomes. This study was a quasi-experimental design with the pre- and post-test design. The population of this study were the whole students of Methodist Junior High Schools all over Medan, that were the seventh graders with an accreditation of A, namely SMP Methodist 1 Medan, SMP Methodist 5 Medan and SMP Methodist 6 Medan Academic Year 2016/2017 in total of 3 classes each. The sample withdrawal was conducted using purposive sampling technique. The data analysis which was used by an independent t-test and Pearson test. The result showed that there were the effects of Problem-Based Learning with mind mapping on students’ learning outcomes where p = 0,000 < 0,05, there were the effects of PBL with mind mapping on students’ creative thinking skills where p = 0,000 < 0,05, there were the relationships between students’ creative thinking skills and learning outcomes taught by PBL with mind mapping where p = 0,000 < 0,05. The teachers were suggested to be able to design and plan either the learning instruments or strategies, learning models, methods or media that can involve students more actively in the process of teaching and learning.

Keywords: Problem-Based Learning, Mind Mapping, Creative Thinking Skills, Learning Outcomes