PENERAPAN PEMBELAJARAN BERBANTUKAN KOMIK UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KREATIF SISWA KELASII SDN 058122 BATANG REJO

Abstract

This study aims to improve the creative thinking skills of second-grade students at SDN 058122 Batang Rejo through the implementation of the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) model assisted by comic media. The primary problem addressed in this research is the low level of students' creative thinking skills, caused by conventional learning processes and the minimal use of innovative visual media. This study is a Classroom Action Research (CAR) conducted in two cycles. The research subjects consisted of 10 second-grade students at SDN 058122 Batang Rejo. Data collection was carried out through creative thinking skills tests, observations of teacher and student activities, interviews, and documentation.The results of the study show a significant increase in every indicator of students' creative thinking skills. The achievements in Cycle II demonstrate that the indicator for fluency reached 83.33%, flexibility reached 80%, elaboration reached 71.67%, and originality reached 65%. The use of comic media proved effective in visualizing abstract material concepts into more concrete forms for lower-grade students, thereby triggering imagination and independent idea exploration. It is concluded that the integration of the PBL model and comic media successfully and significantly improves the creative thinking skills of second-grade students at SDN 058122 Batang Rejo.