Mathematical creative thinking process of the students: an analysis of Wallas stages and personality types

Abstract

Abstract The process of creative thinking and personality types are two important things that must be considered but often overlooked. The purpose of this study to the investigated mathematical creative thinking process seen the stages of Wallas and personality types of Keirsey. This research is in junior high school in Indonesia with survey research methods. Participants 4 students with the guardian, artisan, rational, and idealist personality types. Data were collected with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) tests, mathematical creative thinking tests, and interviews. The conclusion shows that mathematical creative thinking process of guardian and artisan type: the preparation stage tends to long to understand the problem and in the illumination, a phase is more focused on the ways that have been taught by teachers and less able to develop an idea. While the process of mathematical creative thinking rational type: the preparation phase tends to be faster in understanding the problem, the illumination stage can find ideas and build an idea to develop ideas and ideas unusually. The creative thinking process of idealistic type: in the preparation stage tends to be quick in understanding the problem, the illumination stage is more attached to the ways that teachers have taught.