Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh rendahnya tingkat kreativitas siswa dalam proses pembelajaran Seni Rupa di kelas IV SD Negeri 2 Purwawinangun. Tujuan utama dari penelitian ini adalah: (1) untuk menganalisis perbedaan tingkat kreativitas antara siswa yang mengikuti pembelajaran dengan model Project Based Learning dan siswa yang memperoleh pembelajaran melalui model Example Non Example, serta (2) untuk mengetahui peningkatan kreativitas siswa setelah penerapan model Project Based Learning di kelas eksperimen. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain quasi eksperimen. Model Project Based Learning bertindak sebagai variabel bebas, sementara kreativitas siswa merupakan variabel terikat. Subjek penelitian terdiri atas 51 siswa kelas IV SD Negeri 2 Purwawinangun tahun ajaran 2025/2026, yang terbagi dalam dua kelompok: 25 siswa pada kelas eksperimen dan 26 siswa pada kelas kontrol. Data dikumpulkan melalui angket dan lembar penilaian produk, kemudian dianalisis dengan menggunakan uji-t, serta uji N-Gain. Hasil penelitian menunjukan terdapat perbedaan yang dibuktikan dengan hasil uji t, selain itu diketahui ada peningkatan yang dibuktikan N-Gain yang signifikan antara kemampuan kreativitas siswa yang menggunakan model pembelajaran Project Based Learning dan siswa yang menggunakan model pembelajaran Example Non Example. Selanjutnya, hasil uji N-Gain menunjukkan bahwa kelas eksperimen memperoleh nilai 0,82 (kategori tinggi), sedangkan kelas kontrol memperoleh nilai 0,64 (kategori sedang). Dengan demikian, model pembelajaran Project Based Learning terbukti memiliki pengaruh dalam meningkatkan kemampuan kreativitas siwa kelas IV SDN 2 Purwawinangun dibandingkan dengan model pembelajaran Example Non Example.

This study was motivated by the low level of students’ creativity in the Visual Arts learning process in Grade IV at SD Negeri 2 Purwawinangun. The main objectives of this study are: (1) to analyze the differences in creativity levels between students who learn using the Project Based Learning model and those who are taught using the Example Non Example model, and (2) to determine the improvement in students’ creativity after the implementation of the Project Based Learning model in the experimental class. This study employed a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design. The Project Based Learning model served as the independent variable, while students’ creativity was the dependent variable. The research subjects consisted of 51 fourth-grade students of SD Negeri 2 Purwawinangun in the 2025/2026 academic year, divided into two groups: 25 students in the experimental class and 26 students in the control class. Data were collected through questionnaires and product assessment sheets, then analyzed using the t-test and N-Gain test. The results showed that there was a significant difference, as evidenced by the t-test results. In addition, there was a significant improvement in students’ creativity, as indicated by the N-Gain results, between students who were taught using the Project Based Learning model and those who were taught using the Example Non Example model. Furthermore, the N-Gain test results showed that the experimental class obtained a score of 0.82 (high category), while the control class obtained a score of 0.64 (medium category). Thus, the Project Based Learning model has been proven to have a significant effect on improving the creativity of fourth-grade students at SD Negeri 2 Purwawinangun compared to the Example Non Example learning model.