Students Creative Mathematical Thinking Abilities In Triangles and Quadrilateral
Sry Rita Puspitasari (a*) Wahyudin (b)

a) Sekolah Pascasarjana Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No.229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
*sryrita27[at]upi.edu
b) Departemen Pendidikan Matematika Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia2
Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No.229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to obtained a picture of students mathematical creative thinking abilities on triangles and quadrilateral material, which involves 4 indicators namely fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration. The method in this study was a qualitative descriptive study, which was conducted on 31 students at one junior high school in Cipatat sub-District. Data in this study were obtained through tests and interviews. The results of this study indicate that there is a tendency that flexibility indicators can be mastered well by students and based on an average score of 2.37 that is in TKBK 2. The conclusion of this study is the mathematical creative thinking ability of students in one junior high school in Cipatat sub-District is quite creative.

Keywords: Creative Thinking; Triangles and Quadrilateral

Topic: Mathematics Education