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This research is a development of a training model for the early childhood education tutors through the training of creative thinking, a training model which is aimed to (1) increase the competence of early childhood education by using the training of creative thinking in which its learning is different from conventional training; (2) increase the tutors? ability in implementing the results of the training of creative thinking; and (3) find out the effectiveness of the training model of creative thinking which eventually affects the learning process in the early childhood education class, it is expected that through the training of creative thinking, the tutors become more independent in preparing the educative game instruments and training facilities by using the available local potentials. The main aim of this research is the creation of a training model which will be used as a manual or guide for the training of early childhood education tutors. The subjects of this research are the early childhood education tutors who had received the beginner level training which was conducted by the legal institution, namely the Educational Service, especially the Informal Education Division, by considering the homogeneity of tutors? ability which will be grouped into two classes in which one class will receive the treatment of creative thinking training. Meanwhile the control class will not receive the treatment or only will receive the conventional training. This research is using the research and development method with several phases, namely (a) Researching and collecting information through readings or literatures, conducting observation, and preparing report about the development requirements; (b) Planning the components prototype which will be developed, including defining the skill (ability) which will be developed, formulating the aims, deciding the sequence of activities, and special measure scale; (c) Developing the first prototype, such as preparing the text books and evaluation tools; (d) Applying limited experiments to the first model, such as applying it to two groups and involving 20 subjects. Conducting observations, interviews, and questionnaires, then the data are analyzed to perfect the first model; (e) Revising the first model, which is done based on the results of tests and analysis of the first model; (f) Conducting the second phase experiment; (g) Then conducting observations, interviews, and questionnaires of other data exploration method, especially to the criterion variable. The results are evaluated and, when possible, comparing it with the control group. The result from the research are the experiment class who used creative thinking model has a high score more better than control class score who used conventional method. The data showed that both pretest score has a same grade or the other word are that both class are has the same competence that showed with 55-56 score, but after the experiment class used the creative training model this class has a high score more better than a control class.
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