Shinna Moultri Hutami, 2014 Impact Of Discovery Learning Towards Students’ Creative Thinking Skills In Learning
Integrated Science Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
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achievement and being more motivate. Students also can enhance their creative thinking skills in solving problem.
3. Other Researchers
This research is to know the strengths and weaknesses during implementation of discovery learning model as the consideration for
the next research.
F. Operational Definition
In order to prevent the misinterpretation and misconception to understand some of the terms used in this research, therefore some of it which
is needs to be explained as the follow: 1.
Discovery learning is a student centered activity which the students have to explore knowledge by themselves with the guide of teacher.
2.
Creative thinkingskill is a skill which gained through processthat isusedwhenwebring
inbring upanew
ideathathas not
beendonepreviously.
3.
Integrated science is one of the ways in teaching science idea in a whole science subject which is integrated and useful in daily life.
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Shinna Moultri Hutami, 2014 Impact Of Discovery Learning Towards Students’ Creative Thinking Skills In Learning
Integrated Science Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
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CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
A. Research Method and Design
1. Research Method
Research methods used in this study is weak-experiment. This study aimed to obtain information are estimates the information that
can be obtained by actual experiment in a state that does not allow to control or manipulate all relevant variables.
2. Research Design
The research design used was a one-group pretest-posttest design. Scheme one group pretest-posttest design is shown as follows:
Table 3.1 Table of Research Design of One Group Pretest and Posttest Design
Group Pretest
Treatment Posttest
Experimental O
1
T O
2
Note: O
1
: Pretest O
2
: Posttest T: Giving discovery learning treatment
