Implementation of the Project Based Learning (PjBL) Model to Improve the Creative Thinking Ability of Students in the Cosmetology Education Study Program Astrid Sitompul, Siti Wahidah, Habibah Hanim Lubis, Asrah Rezki Fauzani, Irmiah Nurul Rangkuti, Vita Pujawanti Dhana
Cosmetology Education Study Program, Universitas Negeri Medan
Jl. William Iskandar Pasar V Medan Estate, 20221. Indonesia
Email: astridsitompul[at]unimed.ac.id
Abstract
The ability to think at a high level of students, one of which is creative
thinking. This has an impact on the ability of creative thinking of students difficult to explore ideas or ideas, as well as solving problems that students cannot solve or do not get the solution. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was an increase in students^ creative thinking skills when the PjBL model was applied. This type of research is a quasi experiment using quantitative research with a nonequivalent control group design Pretest Posttest model and observation. The sampling technique used purposive sampling, the sample used was 30 class B students as the experimental class and 27 class C students as the control class, the experimental class in the
treatment used PjBL learning. Data collection techniques using experimental and non-experimental techniques. The Posttest value of students^ creative thinking skills in the experimental class has an average value of 84.50 and the average Posttest value in the control class is 71.85, then hypothesis testing has a 2-tailed significance value of 0.00 <0.05. The observation results show that aspects of students^ creative thinking skills, especially elaborative, reached 92% and obtained an N Gain score of 0.60 in the moderate category because students have the ability to build detailed strategic solutions to complete projects according to the timeline, so it can be concluded that there is an increase in students^ creative thinking skills in traditional cosmetics and beverage courses with the application of the PjBL model.
Keywords: Project Based Learning, Creative Thinking Skills, Traditional Cosmetics and Beverages
