The Effect of Cooperative Learning Models and the Ability of Creative Thinking on the Outcomes of Learning Music Art

The learning process is an activity that can help students achieve predetermined educational goals. The learning process can run effectively if all components that are influential in the learning process support each other in order to achieve goals. These components include students, teachers, curriculum, methods, facilities and infrastructure as well as the work environment. Of these components the most influential is the teacher.This study aims to: (1) identify the differences in student learning outcomes who are taught with the TGT cooperative learning model and the NHT type cooperative learning model, (2) determine the differences in learning outcomes of students who have high and low creative thinking skills, and (3)) know the interaction between learning models and the ability to think creatively on student learning outcomes. The research method used was a quasi experimental design with a 2x2 factorial design. The subjects in this study were students of class XI IPA at SMA Negeri 1 Doloksanggul as the experimental class and the control class. The results showed that: (1) the learning outcomes of students who used the TGT type of cooperative learning model were significantly better than the NHT type of cooperative learning model, (2) the learning outcomes of students who had high creative thinking abilities were better than those who had low creative thinking skills, (3)) there is a significant interaction between the learning model and students’ creative thinking skills on student learning outcomes.