Students’ Creative Thinking Stages in Inquiry-Based Learning: A Mixed-Methods Study of Elementary School Students in Indonesia

Background : Creative thinking skills significantly affect the learning process's success. Improving higher-order thinking skills requires wise consideration of learning techniques and a commitment to an active and learner-centered learning environment. Objectives : The objective of this research is to explore the creative process of children when playing games using coding skills . Design: This study employed a mixed-methods approach to data collection, combining semi-structured and comparison methods. Setting and Participants : The research sample consisted of 20 five-grade students (twelve boys and eight girls) from SD Negeri 149 Tokinjong, Sinjai Regency. Data collection and analysis : Descriptive statistics and the N-Gain test were used to analyse participants’ creative thinking pre-and post-test scores. Interview analysis was performed through data reduction, data display