Determining the Creative Thinking Levels of Fourth Grade Students at Primary School
Journal Title: International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Determining the creative thinking levels of fourth grade students at primary school are aimed at this research. The qualitative study was carried out with descriptive method. Twenty students, who were selected in accordance with the sampling method among the students receiving education in a primary school of Rize province, Güneysuyu district in 2014-2015 school year, constituted the study group of the research. Data was gathered with the "Scientific Creativity Test". In the analysis of the test, fluency, flexibility, authenticity and total scores of the students' answers were evaluated. In this regard, students' answers are scored as connected to each other. In the consequence of the research, it was determined that the students receiving high scores in sub-dimensions and in the whole test are the students, who have high academic achievements most of the time, have their own study rooms and get attention from their families regarding their education. It was determined that the students with low academic achievement generally got low scores from the test. Besides, it was seen that the same students got the highest and lowest scores in all dimensions. As a result of the research, it was recommended that the scientific creativity test can be benefited in educational environments; different studies can be carried out by using this test, and it may contribute to the researches in this field.
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Ahmet Gülay, Lale Cerrah Özsevgeç
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