THE EFFECT OF THE MATHEMAGIC METHOD IN INCREASING LEARNING CREATIVITY IN STUDENTS POST PANDEMIC COVID-19

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out whether there was an increase in learning creativity in students after the Covid-19 pandemic between students who were given the mathemagic method and students who were given conventional methods. This study used a quasi-experimental method with a nonequivalent control group design. The population in this study were students of class VII SMP Pustek Serpong. The sample of this research was 64 students, which consisted of 32 students in the experimental class and 32 students in the control class. The data collection technique uses the Simple Random Sampling technique. The results of this study indicate that there are differences in increasing student learning creativity between students who use the mathemagic method and students who use conventional methods. This is based on the results of hypothesis testing using the t-test obtained tcount > t table, namely (9.51 > 2.00), so there is a significant difference between the posttest scores of students' learning creativity in the experimental class and the control class. The results were then carried out by the n-gain test, it was obtained that the value of the experimental class had N-gain = 0.74, which means that N-gain = 0.74 > 0.70 so that the increased score was categorized as high. While in the control class the result is N-gain = 0.42, which means N-gain = 0.30 <0.42 <0.70 so that the increase in score is categorized as moderate. From these results it can be concluded that the use of the mathemagic learning method in the experimental class is more effective for increasing student learning creativity compared to the control class with conventional learning methods. This is evidenced by the experimental N-gain of 0.74 > the control N-gain of 0.42.