Developing Scientific Creativity Test to Improve Scientific Creativity Skills for Secondary School Students

Abstract

This research aimed to describe the effectiveness of scientific creativity test to train student’s scientific creativity learning outcome for the secondary student. The effectiveness of scientific creativity test was evaluated using the indicators achievement and self-assessment. The test was planned to develop scientific creativity skills. Achievement indicators consisted of: unusual use, technical production, hypothesizing, science imagination, science problem solving, creative experimental, science product, and scientific creativity. This research was conducted using one group pre and post-test. The test was implemented with 140 students on the secondary school at the SMP 3 Jember, Indonesia. The result showed that there was an improved indicator achievement in motion and simple machines material with average g-score = 0.67 (medium-g), 93.7 % of students assessed themselves as being able to practice scientific creative skills by using scientific creativity test, that scientific creativity test enabled them to practice scientific creative skills. The research showed that scientific creativity test was effective in improving scientific creativity skills.