Development of Creative Thinking by Using Creative Thinking Instructional Activities in the Visual Arts Course for the 5th Grade Students

Abstract

The objective of the research was to develop creative thinking by using creative thinking instructional activities in the visual arts course for the 5^th grade students. The target group used in the research consisted of 18 students studying in the 5^th grade in the second semester in the academic year of 2021. They were selected by purposive sampling. The duration of the research period was the entire of the second semester in the academic year of 2021. The research was conducted through the action research processes based on Lewin's 3 Stage Model. The research instruments were 1) 7 learning management plans by using creative thinking instructional activities in 6 steps, 2) field records, 3) an evaluation form for evaluating creative thinking, and 4) a semi-structured Interview form. The statistics used to analyze data were percentage, mean, and standard deviation.  
            The research findings were as follows.
            The findings of the data analysis by using the criteria to evaluate the creative thinking after finishing the research showed that 18 students or 100% of the students had the scores on the creative thinking in the visual arts course for 75% or more. This meant that all of the students passed the criteria of the evaluation.