APPENDIX A

Faculty of Education,

University Technology MARA, Puncak Alam

Dear respondent,
I am Nurul Syafenaz Binti Hisham (UiTM Student ID No: 2014473834) from
Faculty of Education, UiTM Puncak Alam. Currently I am conducting a survey to
collect data regarding my research entitles The Study on the Development of
Creative Problem Solving in Chemistry through Discussion Group.
Therefore, I need your sincere cooperation to complete this questionnaire.
Thank you for participating in my research. I would appreciate if you could spend a
few minutes of your time to complete my research. The data collected from this
survey will only be used for academic and research purposes. Your participation is
completely voluntary and information will be kept strictly confidential.
Thank you for your cooperation.

Researcher,
______________________
(Nurul Syafenaz binti Hisham)

QUESTIONNAIRE
The Study on the Development of Creative Problem Solving in
Chemistry through Discussion Group

Section A - Demographic Information

Directions: Please read each statement carefully and tick your answer.

1. Gender:

Female

2. Age

18-20

Male

21-23

24-26

27 and above

3. Current CGPA: ________________

4. Semester: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8

Section B Students awareness of the effectiveness of

Discussion Group in developing Creative Problem Solving in
Chemistry
For each statement, please indicate your answer using the following scale.
Strongly
Disagree

Disagree

Not Sure

Agree

Strongly
Agree

Directions: Please read each statement carefully and tick your answer.
No
.
1

I participate actively in class.

I am nervous while being in a discussion group.

Being in a discussion group benefits me in my

understanding.
Other group members
idea could trigger my train of
thoughts.
I received help from other members when facing
difficulties in solving a problem.

4
5

Questions

I would rather solve a chemistry question alone

rather than discussing in a group.

I gained sufficient knowledge or information that

could be able to implement in solving chemistry
problems.
I would prefer the teacher explains everything
instead of exploring the problems myself or with my
group.
Being a member of a team in competitive chemistry
activities makes me anxious.

8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

I will come to a peak understanding if my chemistry

teacher uses instructional and teaching aids during
the discussion.
I critically analyse and evaluate the information
discussed in the group.
The discussion group helps me to solve the problem
in chemistry.
I enjoyed solving problem with my teammates.
When a solution does not work, we leave it
unsolved.
Group discussion helped me understand better the
difficult problem.

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APPENDIX B
List of interview questions for chemistry teachers
1) Do you think your students participate actively during in-class discussion?
2) What do you think the students performances during the discussion?
3) Please describe your students behaviors which make you acknowledge their
problem-solving skills in a discussion.
4) How do you create a learning environment which makes the students enjoy
the discussion?
5) Do you think by solving problems through discussion groups in chemistry
6)
7)
8)
9)

class will reinforce students divergent thinking skills?

How do you address students participation before/during/after class?
How do you conduct the instruction in a group-based learning?
Why discussion group is important in solving complex chemistry problem?
In your opinion, what are the factors that cause a teaching method is affective

or not?
10)What are your suggestions on the strategies to be used in dealing in anxious
students when facing a small or big discussion regarding Chemistry subject?