Abstract:
This research is applying cooperative learning type Student Teams Achievement Division
(STAD) aims to improve the creative attitude of students on the subject of Reaction Rate in class
of XI IPA SMA N 2 Siak Hulu. The Creative Attitude of students which want to developed are
openness to new experience, flexible in thinking, freedom in self expression, confidence in their
own ideas, and independence in giving consideration. STAD cooperative learning model
stimulates students to be active during learning process, either when students discussed and also
when they were presenting the result of group discussion, so that creative attitude of student will
be formed by applying this model. The sample of this research is consisted of 1 class consist of
31 students on the first semester of 2012/2013. The technique of data analysis is descriptive and
inferential analysis in one group by using pretest-postest design. The data were collected by
using creative attitude questionnaire. Based on the research finding by implementing cooperative
learning type STAD, the writer believes that cooperative le arning type STAD can improve the
creative attitude of student on the subject of Reaction Rate in XI IPA class of SMA N 2 Siak
Hulu. The improvement is 3,23.
