DEVELOPING DESIGN - BASED LEARNING APPROACH TO PROMOTE CREATIVE THINKING ABOUT CHEMICAL REACTION RATE OF GRADE 11 STUDENTS

Abstract

This action research aimed to study how design-based learning approach should be used in class to promote creative thinking of Grade 11 students. The research participants were 30 students majoring in the Science-Math program. The research tools included lesson plans, semi-structured observation protocol, student’s learning journals and artifacts. The qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis and data creditability by method triangulation. The result showed that the design-based learning approach must consist of 4 steps procedures: identifying needs, collecting information, developing prototype and evaluating respectively. The key concept of using the approach was to encourage the students’ interest by using their living situations in a challenging way and to provide them suitable rewards. These would support the creativity of the students. In addition, the research also found that the students then developed their creative thinking: Firstly, most of students developed their diversity in creative thinking, secondly they developed their evaluating and improving ideas, and lastly they developed their creative construction.