Learning Dance Likok Pulo through Scientific Methods for Creativity

Abstract

Implementation of a learning requires methods that are appropriate to the condition of the class, material and goals that achieved. The scientific method contained in the curriculum year 2013 can enhance students’ creativity in learning traditional art, and able preserve local wisdom. This research aims to test the scientific method in learning Likok Pulo dance as an effort in increasing students’ creativity in school. The learning is held in 5 meetings, consisting of pretest, treatment, and post-test through observing, asking, associating, exploring, and communicating. This research uses quantitative paradigm, interdisciplinary approach and quasi experiment method with time series design pattern. As for the sample are the students class X MIPA 7 as many as 32 people. The theories used as an indicator of creativity are: imagine, invest, improve, and incubate. Research findings prove that there is an influence on the improvement of student’s creativity through the result of t test that is t count > t table, with result 10 > 1.696. Keywords—learning dance; Likok Pulo; methods of scientific; creativity