Natural Science Learning with Modified Free Inquiry to Develop Students’ Creative Thinking Skills

Abstract

Various studies showed that the students inquiry process in learning has not met the objectives in each stage. On the demands of the 21st century about learning and innovation skills, the one that can increase it is the learning to sharpen the students thinking skills. Many previous studies proved that thinking skills give an impact on inquiry process, particularly on creative thinking skills in learning natural sciences. Learning natural science with tipycal modified free inquiry approach with orientation, formulating problems, formulating a hypothesis, collecting data, testing and drawing conclusions facilitate to develop students creative thinking skills. Modified free inquiry are emphasized in exploring, designing, and carrying out experiments independently. The purpose of the research is uncover relationship between modified free inquiry can develop students creative thinking skills. The benefit of this research is to get to know that learning natural science with modified free inquiry approach can develop creative thinking skills. The research methot that was used a literature review method. The result show that learning with the modified free inquiry approach that can work well will develop students creative thinking skills.