Developing High Order Thinking Skill of Junior High School Students through Creative Project of Writing Interactive Fiction

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10.2991/978-2-38476-321-4_51How to use a DOI?

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Interactive Fiction; Creative Writing; High Order Thinking Skill; Junior High School Students

Abstract

Creative writing is a method to enhance cognitive functioning in children. Writing serves as a means of self-expression and a tool for delving into emotions and ideas. Proficiency in language is intricately linked to the writing process, encompassing imaginative writing such as fiction or other non-scientific compositions. Creative writing serves as a valuable technique for enhancing students’ creativity and language abilities. Moreover, it has been demonstrated to enhance high order thinking skills, which are beyond mere observation or memorization. The purpose of the study is to evaluate junior high school students’ creative project of writing Interactive Fiction with an open-source tool for telling interactive nonlinear stories. The training program employs a participatory learning approach which involves students to actively participate in all aspects of projects and examinations. Through a series of activity of designing narrative branches, presenting the design, working in peers, and presenting their creative work in the class, the result shows that the students experience a transformative process drawing themselves to engage with all tasks in relational situation. Students collaboratively work assisting each other of how to develop narratives, writing in English and using the html software. However, the writing output still has a limited capacity, nevertheless, making it convenient to send through email or social media.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sri Kusumo Habsari
AU  - Mugijatna Mugijatna
AU  - Zita Rarastesa
AU  - Susilorini Susilorini
AU  - Yuyun Kusdianto
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/24
TI  - Developing High Order Thinking Skill of Junior High School Students through Creative Project of Writing Interactive Fiction
BT  - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Communication, Language, Literature, and Culture (ICCoLliC 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 670
EP  - 680
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-321-4_51
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-321-4_51
ID  - Habsari2024
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