Challenging students to improve their mathematical creativity in solving multiple solution task on challenge based learning class

Abstract

Abstract As one of the competencies that must be possessed in the era of Industry 4.0, creativity also plays an important role for development of mathematics education in the 21st era. This study aims to determine the improvement of students’ mathematical creativity in solving Multiple Solution Task (MST) on Challenge Based Learning (CBL) class. The quantitative quasi experimental pretest posttest conducted at SMP Negeri 1 Semarang used a mathematical creativity test adopted MST as a data collection technique and data were analyzed using the t-test hypothesis and gain. The results revealed the improvement of students’ mathematical creativity in solving MST after the implementation of CBL and differences in the improvement of students’ mathematical creativity where the student’s gain of mathematical creativity on CBL (experimental) class was more than the student’s gain of the mathematics of the Problem Based Learning (PBL) (control) class. Other findings indicate a difference in achievement of mathematical creativity indicators between the CBL class and PBL class which shows that CBL provides a positive influence to improve each indicator of mathematical creativity.