The Effectiveness of Learning Circle Assisted by Geogebra Software Reviewed from Creative Thinking and Visual Thinking Ability of Junior High School Students

The development of creative thinking ability
was one of the focuses in learning mathematics. Creative
thinking is one of the skills needed in a society, so it
is necessary to develop these skills as early as possible.
This research aims to describe the effectiveness of
learning circle assisted by Geogebra software
reviewed from creative thinking and visual thinking
ability of Junior High School students. This research
was a quasi-experimental research using pretest-posttest
control group design. The population was all grade VIII
student of One State Sedayu Junior High School. Sample
of this research was selected by purposive sampling
technique. Two classes from eight classes were selected.
The experimental class was VIII F and the control class
was VIII G. The experimental class was taught by using
Geogebra software while the control class is by using
the conventional one. The instruments used on this
research were creative thinking test and visual thinking
ability test. The result of this research showed that learning
circle assisted by Geogebra software is more
effective than conventional method for improving
creative thinking and visual thinking ability.
Keywords Creative Thinking, Visual Thinking,
Geogebra