ANALISIS BERPIKIR KREATIF MATEMATIS DALAM MENYELESAIKAN MASALAH MATEMATIKA BERDASARKAN GAYA BELAJAR SISWA SMP

Abstract

This study aims to portray junior high school student's mathematical creative thinking skills in solving mathematics problems, viewed from three learning-style types: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. The skill was assessed through four indicators — fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. A descriptive qualitative approach with purposive sampling was applied. Twenty-five students completed a learning-style questionnaire used as the basis for grouping. From this group, six subjects were determined — two from each learning style — based on test results and interviews until the data reached saturation. The collected data were then examined using the Miles and Huberman interactive model, covering data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The findings indicate that visually oriented students had met the fluency and flexibility indicators, yet their originality was not fully optimal. Auditory learners were reasonably fluent and flexible in expressing ideas orally, but their originality and elaboration were not stable. Meanwhile, kinesthetic learners showed varied outcomes: some met all four indicators, while others only achieved fluency, flexibility, and elaboration, with originality remaining inconsistent. Overall, originality was the indicator least frequently achieved among the six subjects.