Increasing Students Creative Thinking Skills and Writing a Quality Research Proposal Using PjBL_LC

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Yusuf Suharto, Sumarmi, Sugeng Utaya, I Komang Astina, Rima Meilita Sari

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Students must be able to write research proposals as part of the graduation requirements. Therefore, the research proposal required
a novelty to think creatively. However, many students have difficulty completing research proposals due to a lack of creative
thinking skills. The study aimed to increase creative thinking and write quality of geography research proposals using Project-
Based Learning_Learning Community (PjBL_LC). The study used a quasi-experimental study involving three groups: the
experimental group 1 using PjBL, the experimental group 2 using PjBL_LC, and the control group using conventional learning.
The research was conducted for 4 months, with 80 students. Creative thinking data was taken from the Torrance instrument, while
the quality of research proposal data was taken from the research proposal's assessment result. Data were analyzed using
independent sample t-test analysis. The research findings showed a significant difference between creative thinking and quality of
research proposal for Geography students using PjBL, PjBL_LC, and conventional learning. Further research is suggested to
support Project-Based Learning integrated with Learning Community (PjBL_LC) to improve creative thinking skills and quality
in writing research proposals.

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