DIFFERENCES IN THE ABILITIES OF CREATIVE THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING OF STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS BY USING COOPERATIVE LEARNING AND LEARNING OF PROBLEM SOLVING

This study aims to determine the differences in the abilities of creative thinking and problem solving of mathematics in students who are taught by cooperative learning with the type of STAD and students who were taught with problem solving in class VII of Madrasah Tsanawiyah of Madinatussalam in Sei Rotan Learning Year 2015/2016. This study is a quantitative study with a quasi experiment design. The population in this study is all students of class VII which amounted to 60. The data in this research is processed by analysis of variance (ANAVA). The results show that: (1) The abilities to think creatively and problem solving of mathematics in students taught by cooperative learning of STAD type is no better than students who are taught with learning of problem solving in the subject matter of the circle. (2) The ability of creative thinking in students who are taught by cooperative learning of STAD type is better than students who are taught with learning of problem solving in the subject matter of circle. (3) Ability of problem solving of mathematics in students who are taught by cooperative learning of STAD type is better than students who are taught with learning of problem solving in the subject matter of the circle. (4) There is a significant interaction between the learning model used with the ability to think creatively and the problem solving ability of mathematics in the students.