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The Creative Problem Solving (CPS) learning model significantly enhances students' mathematical creative thinking compared to conventional instruction, independent of their prior mathematical ability. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine the effect of the Creative Problem Solving instructional model on students' mathematical creative thinking after controlling for prior mathematical ability.

September 14, 2026Open Access

The Effect of Creative Problem Solving on Students' Mathematical Creative Thinking: Controlling for Prior Mathematical Ability

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NBNopen Ponno Bulan1*, Selvi Rajuaty Tandiseru2, Yusem Ba'ru3

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Quasi-experimental study demonstrates that creative problem solving enhances mathematical creative thinking in high school students, indicating the value of open-ended problem exploration.

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To examine the effect of the Creative Problem Solving instructional model on students' mathematical creative thinking after controlling for prior mathematical ability.
Quasi-experimental posttest-only control group design conducted with 20 eleventh-grade students at UPTD SMK Negeri 1 Aralle, Indonesia.
Participants were assigned to a Creative Problem Solving experimental group (n=13) or a conventional instruction control group (n=7).
Outcomes were measured using prior mathematical ability and mathematical creative thinking tests, analyzed via Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA).
Students in the Creative Problem Solving group achieved higher raw mean scores (78.97 vs. 49.52) and adjusted mean scores (80.478 vs. 46.398) than the conventional learning group.
ANCOVA demonstrated a statistically significant treatment effect after controlling for prior ability (F = 11.695, p = .003) with a large effect size (Partial Eta Squared = .408).
Creative Problem Solving participants showed superior performance across all four creative thinking indicators: fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration.

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Nopen Ponno Bulan1*, Selvi Rajuaty Tandiseru2, Yusem Ba'ru3 (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b3fc0926e14a848b356d https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22722964

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Quasi-experimental study demonstrates that creative problem solving enhances mathematical creative thinking in high school students, indicating the value of open-ended problem exploration.

The Effect of Creative Problem Solving on Students' Mathematical Creative Thinking: Controlling for Prior Mathematical Ability

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