THE ROLE OF TEACHERS IN DEVELOPING STUDENT CREATIVITY USING VISUAL ART MEDIA

Abstract

In this study, the teacher plays an important role in creating conducive learning conditions to bring out student creativity. Teachers are expected in the learning process to use visual art media in order to develop student creativity. The purpose of this study is to determine the role of teachers in developing the creativity of students at SDN Parung Bingung-Depok Indonesia. The method used in this research is qualitative in the form of class action. The results showed that the development of student creativity was only 53.33% of students without media and 100% of students using two-dimensional visual art media in the form of pictures. In further research, only 63.33% of students without media and 93.33% of students developed creativity when using three-dimensional visual art media in the form of plasticine. Thus, the use of visual art media can develop students' creativity in learning.