Development of Interactive Learning Media Based on Open Ended Problem Approach Assisted by Visual Basic with Excel to Improve Creative Thinking Ability of Students at Al Manar Private Junior High School
Elvi Fitriani Rangkuti, Kms. M. Amin Fauzi, Bornok Sinaga

Universitas Negeri Medan

Abstract

This study aims to: (1) describe the validity, practicality and effectiveness of interactive learning media based on an open ended problem approach assisted by visual basic with excel to improve creative thinking skills in Al Manar Private Junior High School- (2) Describe the improvement of students creative thinking skills based on an open-ended problem-assisted visual basic approach that was developed. This type of research includes development research using the Tesmer model. The research was carried out in T.A 2021/2022 for class VII students. The results showed: (1) Mathematics learning media based on an open-ended problem approach assisted by visual basic with excel to improve students creative thinking skills that were developed already met the valid, practical and effective criteria. (2) Increasing students creative thinking skills using learning media developed on rectangular and square material seen from the average results increased from 75.80 to 82.60.

Keywords: creative thinking skills, open ended problem approach, visual basic

Topic: Curriculum, Research and Development