The effect of guided inquiry learning models assisted by simple practicum tools with the experimental method on the creative thinking abilities

The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of guided inquiry learning models assisted by simple practicum tools with the experimental method on the creative thinking abilities of junior high school students. This type of research is a quasi-experimental research design with Equivalent Pretest-Posttest Design. This research was conducted in Lab school Junior High School, Tadulako University, with a population of all eighth-grade students of Lab school Junior High School consisting of 3 classes. The sample of this study was class VIIIB as an experimental class, using random sampling. The research instrument was essay tests and observation sheets. Test data analysis was performed by one-party t-test statistical techniques to test differences in the average score of students' creative thinking ability with a significant level of α = 0.05. Therefore the t-counted has been obtained, which is 1.02, and the t-table is 2.02. This means that the value of t-counted is outside the receiving area of Ho, so it can be concluded that there is an influence of guided inquiry models assisted by simple, practical tools with experimental methods on students' creative thinking abilities.