Profile of Students’ Creative Thinking Skills and Implementation of Free Inquiry
in Senior High School
Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui profil kemampuan berfikir kreatif siswa dan
implementasi inquiry free di sekolah. Desain penelitian deskriptif digunakan dengan
pendekatan kualitatif dan melibatkan 31 siswa SMA. Data dalam penelitian diperoleh dari hasil
wawancara, tes, dan angket yang diberikan kepada siswa. Instrumen pengumpulan data yang
digunakan yaitu (1) instrument wawancara dengan guru (2) lembar soal tes yang berisi
pertanyaan dengan indikator keterampilan berfikir kreatif yaitu fluency, flexibility, originality,
dan elaboration, serta (4) angket respon. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan enam siswa pada
kategori sangat kreatif, empat siswa pada kategori kreatif, delapan siswa kategori cukup
kreatif, enam siswa kategori kurang kreatif, dan tujuh siswa pada kategori tidak kreatif.
Kemampuan berfikir kreatif setiap kategori yaitu kategori fluency sebesar 63%, kategori
flexibility sebesar 48%, kategori origionality sebesar 45%, dan kategori elaboration sebesar
35%. Kesimpulan penilitian adalah model pembelajaran free inquiry dapat diterapkan di
sekolah untuk membantu meningkatkan kemampuan berfikir kreatif siswa khususnya pada indi-
kator elaborasi.
Kata kunci: berfikir kreatif, free inquiry, gerak linier.
This study aims to determine the profile of students' creative thinking skills and the
implementation of inquiry free in schools. The descriptive research design used a qualitative
approach and involved 31 high school students. The data were obtained from interviews, tests,
and questionnaires. The data collection instruments used were (1) interview instruments with
teachers, (2) test question sheets with indicators of creative thinking skills, namely fluency, flex-
ibility, originality, and elaboration, also (4) questionnaires. The results showed six students in
the very creative, four in the creative, eight in the moderately creative, six in the less creative,
and seven in the non-creative. Creative thinking skills in each category are fluency by 63%,
flexibility by 48%, originality by 45%, and elaboration by 35%. The research concludes that the
inquiry free learning model can be applied in schools to help improve students' creative thinking
skills, especially on the elaboration indicator.
Keywords: creative thinking, free inquiry, linear motion.