ABSTRACT This study aims to analyze the effect of the Collaborative Creativity (CC) learning model assisted by PhET simulations on the critical thinking skills of high school students in Physics. The research is motivated by the low critical thinking proficiency of Indonesian students, as indicated by the 2022 PISA results, and the inherent difficulty of mastering abstract Physics concepts through conventional methods.The study employed a quasi-experimental method with a non-equivalent pretest-p
