Creative thinking skills and problem-solving skills were among the competencies that must be possessed by students in the 21st-century, which need to be developed through the learning process, and are still teacher challenge to date. This study aims to improve creative thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and learning outcomes of seventh-grade students by problem-based learning (PBL). This class action research was conducted at State Junior High School 18 of Malang. The subjects was students’ class VIIE. The study was conducted two cycles (repeated seven times). Each cycle referring to Spiral Model by Kemmis, McTaggart, and Nixon. The problem-solving skills data were obtained from student worksheet assessment, the creative thinking skills data were obtained from performance grading rubric and learning outcomes data were obtained from end-of-cycle essay test. The results shows that PBL improves (1) the average of problem solving skills of 27% with the completion rate of 47%,(2) the average of creative thinking skills of 11% with the completion rate of 17.5%, and (3) the average learning outcomes of 13% with the completion rate of 15%. It can concluded that teachers can implement PBL to improve students’ creative thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and learning outcomes.

Pemerintah memberlakukan kebijakan pembelajaran daring untuk memperlambat penyebaran COVID-19, pola itu menuntut peran guru. Artikel ini bertujuan mereview bagaimana guru di masa pandemi, yang difokuskan pada aspek pembelajaran daring (pelaksanaan, tantangan, dan solusi). Penulisan artikel ini menggunakan metode studi perbadingan literatur. Penulis menelusuri literatur primer secara daring, yang memiliki kriteria valid dan bereputasi baik. Analisis data menggunakan paradigma analisis konten. Hasil review menunjukkan bahwa guru melaksanakan kebijakan pemerintah melalui pembelajaran daring. Berbagai flatform digunakan dalam pembelajaran daring. Berbagai respon positif disampaikan peserta didik terkait pembelajaran daring. Namun demikian pelaksanaan pembelajaran daring memiliki tantangan/kendala, baik dari aspek sumber daya manusia, sarana-prasarana, dan teknis implementasi. Sebagai rekomendasi ke depan, dibutuhkan kemitraan publik dan keterlibatan banyak pihak secara berkelanjutan. Kompetensi dan keterampilan guru harus terus diperkaya, didukung oleh kebijakan sekolah yang mendorong guru terus belajar. Pihak terkait juga perlu mengevaluasi pembelajaran daring tersebut agar tujuan pembelajaran dapat tercapai secara optimal. Beban belajar peserta didik tentunya harus diperhitungkan, terukur, baik secara materi maupun waktu. Guru tidak boleh semata-mata memberikan tugas, tetapi harus memperhitungkan secara matang. Guru tidak boleh lupa untuk mengapresiasi capaian peserta didik. Kurikulum yang fleksibel dan siap menghadapi pandemi juga dibutuhkan.

The objectives of this study were to analyze the validity, practicality, and effectiveness of South Kalimantan local wisdom-based biology learning and its effect on student learning outcomes. The research method used is research and development. This research was in a Develop stage of Thiagarajan’s Model. This development has produced learning models (lesson plans, student’s worksheet, learning achievement test questions, teacher activity sheets, student activity sheets, and student response sheets). The local wisdom-based learning model were designed with seven stages using Banjar language (regional language of South Kalimantan). Model that have been developed were tested for the level of validity, practicality, effectiveness, and its effect in learning. The level of validity is determined based on the assessment and review of the four validators. To find out the effectiveness and the effect of the learning model, quasi-experimental design was applied by involving two classes at SMAN 7 Banjarmasin-Indonesia. Data were collected using a variety of instruments, namely the validity assessment sheet, the student’s worksheet and lesson plan sheets, student achievement test questions, and student response sheets. Data analysis was implemented to measure the effectiveness and the effect of learning by calculating n-Gain and ANCOVA, respectively. The results, the learning tools met the "valid" criteria so that it can be implemented. Learning also concluded having good practicality criteria. Moreover, it can be seen that the application of local wisdom-based learning model and tools was quite effective in improving student learning outcomes, in contrast to learning in the control class. Furthermore, ANCOVA test concluded that there were significant differences in learning outcomes between students in the experimental and the control class.