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Creativity is the ability to generate new and innovative ideas that are valuable and useful in a particular context. In higher education, creativity is very important because it encourages students to think critically, solve problems effectively, and innovate in their fields of study. This study aims to test the effectiveness of using e-modules based on metacreative strategies in improving students' creativity in the Makeup and Beauty Research course at Padang State University. This type of research uses a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental method and a pretest-posttest control group design. The population of this study was students of the Makeup and Beauty study program class of 2021 with a sample size of 53 people. Data analysis techniques in this research consist of descriptive statistics, creativity assessment scale, n-gain score test, prerequisite analysis test, and hypothesis testing (Independent sample t-test). The results showed that there was a significant increase in the level of student creativity in the experimental group and the control group. The average pretest score in the control group was 56.72 and the posttest was 64.07 with an N-gain of 0.17 (low category). Meanwhile, the experimental group had an average pretest score of 60.00 and a posttest of 78.77 with an N-gain of 0.46 (moderate category). The results of the hypothesis test using the independent sample t-test showed a sig.(2-tailed) value of 0.000 <0.05, so there was a significant difference between the experimental group using e-modules based on meta-creative strategies and the control group using conventional learning methods. This shows that the use of e-modules based on meta-creative strategies is effective in improving student creativity.

Employees who have high skill-upgrading and self-leadership will have self-confidence in their abilities. Skill-upgrading and self-leadership make employees able to organize themselves, focus on the goals they want to achieve, and have the nature of never giving up in solving problems so that it will have an impact on the resulting employee performance. The aim of writing this article is to review and synthesize existing literature related to employee performance so that it can contribute to the understanding of skill-upgrading and self-leadership which have an impact on employee performance. The data analysis technique uses qualitative analysis methods using inductive thinking patterns. Employee performance is developed properly and correctly if supported by strong skill-upgrading and self-leadership. Skill-upgrading is a way for employees to improve their quality with qualified skills, while self-leadership motivates employees to be able to lead themselves and use their creativity in carrying out a task. Skill upgrading can be done through training specifically to improve technical skills, specific expertise and knowledge that employees need in their work. Self-leadership abilities can be developed by yourself by managing time, setting goals, improving your abilities, being consistent in your activities, and doing self-reflection.

This article discusses creative economic empowerment efforts through bouquet-making training in Montongsari Village. The main focus of this study is to evaluate the impact of the training on improving the skills and income of the village community. Creative economic empowerment can develop the community's skills and resources needed to create income and manage their own businesses. It aims to reduce dependence on external assistance and increase economic stability. This research uses a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach to evaluate the butterfly bouquet-making training that was conducted on July 12, 2024 in Montongsari Village. The training involved PKK mothers from various hamlets and aimed to increase the creative economic empowerment of the community. By using simple materials and involving participants in every stage of making, the training succeeded in improving their practical skills as well as their creativity. The results showed that participants were able to make high-quality bouquets and felt more confident to explore new business opportunities. The program also contributed to local economic development and supported Montongsari Village as a tourist village. This training proved the effectiveness of PAR in empowering communities in a practical and participatory manner

This article discusses creative economic empowerment efforts through bouquet-making training in Montongsari Village. The main focus of this study is to evaluate the impact of the training on improving the skills and income of the village community. Creative economic empowerment can develop the community's skills and resources needed to create income and manage their own businesses. It aims to reduce dependence on external assistance and increase economic stability. This research uses a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach to evaluate the butterfly bouquet-making training that was conducted on July 12, 2024 in Montongsari Village. The training involved PKK mothers from various hamlets and aimed to increase the creative economic empowerment of the community. By using simple materials and involving participants in every stage of making, the training succeeded in improving their practical skills as well as their creativity. The results showed that participants were able to make high-quality bouquets and felt more confident to explore new business opportunities. The program also contributed to local economic development and supported Montongsari Village as a tourist village. This training proved the effectiveness of PAR in empowering communities in a practical and participatory manner

Changing curricula and the rapid development of technology make educators and students have to be able to technology as a medium in learning. The use of technology in education needs to be done to increase student activity so that student learning outcomes increase. The purpose of this research is to increase student acticity, critical thingking, creativity, collaboration, so that learning using the media padlet can run smoothly and optimally. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative through data triangulation, namely observation, documentation, and questionnaire distribution. The results of this study, namely grade 12 students at SMA Negeri 9 Semarang can increase their learning activity throught the padlet media and increase student learning outcomes.  

The learning process at the Merdeka Campus is one manifestation of student-centered learning which is very essential. Learning on the Independent Campus provides challenges and opportunities for developing innovation, creativity, capacity, personality and student needs, as well as developing independence in seeking and finding knowledge through the realities and dynamics of the field such as ability requirements, real problems, social interaction, collaboration, self-management, performance demands, targets and achievements. Through a well-designed and implemented independent learning program, students' hard and soft skills will be strongly formed.In the series of introductions to new students, the MBKM team was asked to be a resource for introducing MBKM to new students. The aim of this activity is to provide knowledge to new students regarding MBKM. There are several benefits that students can get by participating in MBKM activities, one of which is additional competency skills outside campus, learning experiences outside campus and recognition of a maximum of 20 credits for MBKM activities so that they can speed up graduation. Students and students have the skills desired by industry.

This study aims to determine the Creativity of the Jorong Sampu Community in Efforts to Preserve Indang Tagak Dance Nagari Lubuk Gadang Utara, Sangir District, South Solok Regency, West Sumatra Province. The research method used is a qualitative research method which is descriptive analysis, namely describing and describing which is then analysed. This research uses creativity theory by Munandar and Edy Setyawati, preservation theory by Edy Sedyawati, supported by form theory by Y. Sumandiyo Hadi, and choreography theory by Rochana. The result obtained is that Indang Tagak dance is a traditional dance from Jorong Sampu which is still preserved by the community with its creativity. One form of creative effort is to develop the choreographic form of Indang Tagak dance by the Minang Saiyo Sakato studio which is hosted by the Takasiboe Community and arts institutions in South Solok Regency.

Learning activities at the lower elementary school level are a process of preservation from kindergarten to elementary school level, in this case the learning principle applied in the lower grades is learning while playing. Activities that stimulate creativity either directly or embedded in other learning activities. One activity that can stimulate creativity is drawing and coloring. Coloring can increase students' imagination and concentration. Students are expected to be able to choose and combine colors correctly between their imagination and real objects. In the activity of coloring a picture, students will also be measured on how neat and clean the results are. Coloring will create a fun learning process. This research aims to measure how creative students are through coloring competition activities. The research method used is a qualitative method with data collection through observation, interviews and documentation. From the results of research that increases creativity through drawing and coloring activities above, it is clear that students will be more easily interested in playing activities and will be interested in colors. This coloring activity can make students express their thoughts and imagination.

This research aims to examine the influence of creativity, motivation and family environment on the entrepreneurial interest of Karang Taruna members in Dukuh Bancakan, Wonorejo, Polokarto, Sukoharjo. Using a saturated sampling technique, this research involved 79 members as respondents. Data was collected through a questionnaire which included the variables creativity, motivation, family environment and entrepreneurial interest, and analyzed using multiple linear regression. The findings show that motivation has a significant positive influence on entrepreneurial interest, while creativity and family environment do not show a significant influence. These results indicate that motivation is a key factor in encouraging entrepreneurial interest among Karang Taruna members. Therefore, entrepreneurship programs should focus more on developing motivation to increase youth participation in entrepreneurship.

The Sanghyang Permana Balaniksa site is one of the historical remains of the Galuh Pangauban Kingdom. The Sanghyang Permana Prabudigaluh Salawe site is one of the historical relics of the Galuh Pangauban Kingdom. This research outlines efforts to promote religious and cultural tourism at the site, which also acts as an educational resource and cultural destination. This study used descriptive qualitative method. Promotion of religious and cultural tourism at Sanghyang Permana Balaniksa with the hope of increasing visitors and becoming better known to the public, one of which is using the social media Instagram. Promotion uses new breakthroughs to increase attractiveness, where social media becomes an effective and efficient tool for promoting culture in the region. Using social media requires creativity in terms of composition and sentence structure that attracts social media users. It is hoped that promotion via Instagram can be significant in increasing public interest in visiting the Sanghyang Cipta Permana Site in Bojongmengger Village.

The purpose of this research is to analyze social media content marketing. This research uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The subject of this research is Instagram @bulogbisnis.jakarta. The method in this research is a case study. The data sources in this study are primary sources. Data analysis in this study uses thematic analysis. The theory used in this research is using Chris Heurer 4C theory (Context, Communication, Collaboration, Connection) The activities used in data analysis are data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. Based on the results of research processing and analysis, the following conclusions were drawn: The conclusion can be gained at the context point, namely the content uploaded by Instagram @bulogbisnis.jakarta is easy to understand in terms of meaning and communicative language style. The conclusion that was gained at the communication point was that the content uploaded by Instagram @bulogbisnis.jakarta was quite clear and accurate with the actual situation but received few comments due to the lack of creativity in the content, on the other hand the uploaded content still created a positive perception of Bulog's image and made a big contribution because it created new orders through direct messages and call centers listed in the uploaded content. The conclusion that can be gained at the collaboration point is that Instagram @bulogbisnis.jakarta has utilized the features available on Instagram to make it easier for followers to see the uploaded content and Bulog has collaborated quite well with Instagram @bulogbisnis.jakarta by reposting uploads from Instagram @bulogbisnis.jakarta. The conclusion gained at the connection point is that it has made improvements in the speed of response both from comments, direct messages and call centers and to maintain good and sustainable relationships with followers, Instagram @bulogbisnis.jakarta provides appreciation through giveaway content.

Teachers are a primary factor in determining the quality of education. The high qualifications, competence, and dedication of teachers will produce students who are academically, skillfully, emotionally, morally, and spiritually mature. PAI is a conscious and planned effort to prepare students to know, understand, appreciate, believe, be devout, and have noble morals in practicing Islamic religious teachings with the primary sources of Al-Qur’an and Hadith. Through KKG, teachers have the opportunity and potential to discuss solving problems in class.Transformational leadership is a way in which leaders strengthen attitudes of mutual cooperation and believe in collective self-improvement and team learning. The research aims to find out how transformational leadership is possessed by the PAI SD KKG at Ciracas district in East Jakarta. The qualitative research method used was observation, interviews, and documentation with five KKG members, namely deputy chairman, secretary, treasurer I, treasurer II, coordinator for creativity and arts as the primary informant and two members as supporting informants.The research concluded that transformational leadership in the PAI SD KKG at Ciracas district in East Jakarta is excellent because the members are very satisfied with the chairman's leadership.    

The abacus is a traditional calculating tool from Southeast Asia such as China, Korea, Taiwan and Japan. According to Chen (2009), it is said that the abacus existed in Babylonia and China around 2400 BC and 300 BC. In education in Indonesia in the 1990s the abacus began to enter the form of arithmetic courses, after 700 years of disappearance. The impact of the abacus is amazing, a kindergarten child who masters mathematics can calculate faster than a calculator. The abacus succeeded in attracting the attention of mothers with small children, who then enrolled their children in abacus arithmetic courses. This program is very appropriate for children aged kindergarten to elementary school. The conditions that occurred in RW 01, Gedong Village, the proposing team found that there were still many children who had difficulty using addition, subtraction operations, or using the abacus. Parents don't even understand how to use the abacus in calculating. Maybe this is because there are no parents to teach their children, because the majority of children in RW 01 are from the lower middle class. To overcome the problems mentioned above, the solution offered in this community service is to provide socialization on abacus arithmetic media to parents of children in the RW 01 Gedong Village environment, in order to optimize children's potential, including: increasing the ability to calculate faster, balancing the use of left and right brain and optimizing it to achieve a level of analytical thinking and correct analytical thinking, training concentration thinking power, helping children to master other subjects, developing imagination so that children's creativity develops, and getting used to numbers makes children not I'm afraid of exact lessons

One of the learning activities that can improve the quality of student learning is to provide a variety of teaching methods and learning media that can engage students' enthusiasm during the learning process. Based on the results of reading literacy tests, Indonesia has not yet reached the standard score of 493 set by the OECD. Literacy is very important for daily life, therefore the Ministry of Education in Indonesia provides opportunities for students to develop their creativity in improving literacy, numeracy, and the quality of learning in schools. Students assist educators in varying teaching methods or media to make learning active, interactive, and enjoyable. One enjoyable learning media is utilizing technology, such as the Let's Read digital library. This research uses a qualitative research method with a case study research design, and the techniques used in this research include observation, practice, and direct documentation in teaching activities in the classroom using the Let's Read media.

The purpose of this study is to ascertain how innovatice behavior and creativity affect the productivity of millennial workers in Bandar Lampung's tourist and hospitality sector. In order to accomplish this, a quantitative technique was used in the research, and data was gathered via a Likert scale questionnaire. Because the exact number of population members is unclear, the study used a purposive sampling method to establish the sample size, which amounted to 150 respondents. Software called SPSS 26 was used to examine research data, instruments, and hypothesis testing. This study employed multiple linear regression analysis as its analysis approach. The study's findings demonstrate that innovative and creative behavior benefit millennial workers' performance in the tourism and hospitality sectors in Bandar Lampung. Workers show efficacy in putting ideas into practice, but they are not as proactive in seeking out novel chances. Despite a propensity to be cautious when attempting new ideas, employee innovation has proved to be crucial to organizational success. As a result, encouraging innovation is crucial for raising employee performance and fostering organizational expansion.

This research aims to describe the planning, implementation, and challenges of teacher evaluation in poetry writing instruction for class X E-7 at SMA 1 Pertiwi. Data were collected through observation and documentation. The analysis results indicate that affective domain assessment involves poetry appreciation, emotional expression, and student engagement in the creative writing process. This qualitative method positively impacts students’ interest and motivation, leading to increased creativity and poetry writing skills. Empirical data show that students respond well to affective domain assessment, feeling more valued and supported, which positively affects their attitude towards writing poetry. It is recommended to integrate affective domain assessment methods more widely into the curriculum, including teacher training and the development of supportive teaching materials. This research provides valuable information for teachers and other educators to improve the quality of poetry writing instruction. Affective domain assessment methods have proven effective in creating a more supportive and inspiring learning environment. This research also highlights the challenges teachers face in conducting such evaluations.

Where advances in digital science and technology make various demands for creativity and innovation must always be developed, as is done by teachers and teaching staff at SD Al Irsyad Islamiyyah 02 Purwokerto. The essence of education is the teaching and learning process. The better the teaching and learning process is implemented, the better the quality of education will be. The problem experienced by SD Al Irsyad Islamiyyah 02 Purwokerto is that students often play with gadgets without clear directions for their use and are not monitored properly. In this service activity, the team socializes the use of gadgets among students in response to the development of games which result in dependency for their users. It is hoped that students will have the awareness to reduce their use of gadgets or at least be able to make good use of them through applications and games that have educational value. Flow of program implementation from Preparation Stage, Socialization Stage, Evaluation Stage and Mentoring Stage. The conclusion of this program is an increase in students' understanding of using gadgets wisely from 60% to 90%, with an increase in student participation from 30% to 80%. The follow-up to this activity includes further mentoring sessions and integration of learning with the use of gadgets by teachers.

This study aims to analyze the application of the Problem Based Learning method in Islamic Jurisprudence learning at MAN 1 Solok, and to identify supporting and inhibiting factors in its implementation. The research method used is a qualitative approach with a case study research type. Problem Based Learning is applied to improve students' creativity in thinking and building solidarity in making decisions. The results of the study indicate that the application of the Problem Based Learning method is able to form students who are creative, critical, able to solve problems through decision making based on various opinions, and respect differences. This method is also effective in increasing students' activeness, collaboration, and understanding of Islamic Jurisprudence material. Supporting factors for the implementation of this method include the availability of facilities and infrastructure, teacher creativity, and a conducive learning environment. The inhibiting factors found are students' difficulties in expressing ideas, differences in levels of understanding between students, and time constraints in the learning process.

KKN (Community Service Program) is a program organized by the University of Muhammadiyah Jakarta as a form of implementation of al-ma'un theology towards caring and progressive students so that the KKN program can be carried out in accordance with the locations determined by the Institute for Research and Community Service. This learning while playing program was attended by 10 kindergarten students. This number of students is based on the current conditions at TK Aisyiyah 16 Kampung Sawah. This KKN program raises the topic of learning while playing using input and output methods. The program is carried out in a slum environment with a limited number of students where this kindergarten operates and competes with other kindergartens. The purpose of this program is to increase effectiveness and creativity in learning and to increase the attractiveness of early childhood learning. The results of this program can be concluded that during the learning activities, while playing at Kindergarten Aisyiyah 16 Kampung Sawah, North Jakarta, it went well and smoothly, even though there were several obstacles they could still be overcome and the increase in the number of students, from 10 students, increased by 5 people so that it became 15 students and The students were very enthusiastic about the activities carried out.

Creativity is an important ability that needs to be developed from an early age. At the elementary school level, implementing innovative learning strategies can be the key to fostering student creativity. This article examines various innovative learning strategies that are effective in increasing elementary school students' creativity. Through project-based, discovery, cooperative, technology, and STEAM approaches, students are expected to develop creative thinking skills that will benefit them in the future.