The Effect of Learning Strategies and Confidence on the Creativity of Children aged 4 - 6 Years at PAUD

This study aims to: (1) whether there is a difference in the creativity of children given the Inquiry learning strategy than that given with the Expository learning strategy, (2) is there a difference in the creativity of children who have high self confidence compared to the creativity of chldrens who have low self confidence, and (3) Is there an interaction between learning strategies and self confidence on the creativity of Children. The research quasi experiment. The instruments used in this study were a figural creativity test and childrens self confidence scale. Analysis of the data used is 2 x 2. The data analysis technique used two-way ANOVA at a significance level of=0.05. The results showed: (1) the creativity of early childrens provided with an inquiry learning strategy was higher than the creativity of children given an expository learning strategy, (2) the creativity of children who have high self confidence is higher than the creativity of children who have low self confidence, and (3) there is an interaction between learning strategies and confidence in the creativity of children. The research results obtained are expected to provide information for PAUD Institution managers and PAUD educators to use inquiry learning strategies in increasing the creativity of childrens in PAUD institutions.