ANALYSIS OF THE NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT MULTI-REPRESENTATION MODULES TO FOSTER CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The purpose of the study was to determine the need for multireperentation modules to foster creative thinking skills in plant structure and function on science learning at junior high school. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The method used in the online form of questionnaires for teacher and students. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and the percentage of the results of the number of answers given was divided by the total number of respondents multiplied by 100%. The results of this study indicate that: (1) 95.56% of teacher need a module as teaching material during COVID-19 Pandemic (2) 97.13% of students like teaching materials that contain multirepresentation (3) The reason of teacher need a multirepresentation module are guide for students in doing learning, facilitating distance learning, overcoming time constraints, making learning systematic and directed, representing the presence of teachers. The conclusion of this research is that it is necessary to develop teaching materials in the form of multireperentation modules to foster creative thinking skills in plant structure and function on science learning at junior high school.