Febria Ningsih

Combining scientific approach and PBL in learning of set to improve mathematical creative thinking skills

The purpose of this research is to determine the improvement of students' creative thinking through a scientific approach that integrated a problem-based learning m odel on set problems. This research used quasi-experimental design which compared pretest and posttest results between two groups. The population of this study was all of the eighth-grade students at one of state Islamic junior high schools (MTsN) in Sungai Penuh, Jambi, Indonesia. The research sample consisted of students in two groups that were randomly selected.