Endang Susantini, Isnawati, Lisa Lisdiana
This research aimed to describe the effectiveness of a genetics student worksheet to train the creative thinking skills of teacher candidate students. The effectiveness of the worksheet was evaluated using the indicators achievement, self-assessment, and student responses. The worksheet was planned to give opportunity to develop creative thinking skills. Achievement indicators consisted of: presenting many ideas to solve the problem (fluency), formulating original idea (originality), modifying laboratory instruments, materials and experimental procedures (flexibility) and relating experiment result with theory (elaboration). Students worksheet was implemented with 15 students on the biology education program at the State University of Surabaya, Indonesia. This research was conducted using one group pre and post test. The result showed that there was creative thinking skills improvement (g score = 0.61). 93.3% of students assessed themselves as being able to practice creative thinking skills by using genetics student worksheet and 98.5% of students gave responses that the student worksheet enabled them to practice creative thinking skills. The research showed that the genetics student worksheet was effective in improving creative thinking skills. © 2016, Foundation Journal of Science Education. All rights reserved.
Department of Biology, The State University of Surabaya, Indonesia
