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The Role of Creative Thinking in Science Education

SVOBODOVÁ, Jindřiška and Jan NOVOTNÝ

Basic information

Original name

The Role of Creative Thinking in Science Education

Name in Czech

Role kreativity v přírodovědném vzdělávání

Authors

Edition

International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences, Venice, Open Science Index, 2016

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Organization unit

Faculty of Education

Keywords in English

active learning, physics teaching

Tags

Reviewed
Změněno: 10/3/2023 20:03, RNDr. Jindřiška Svobodová, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The purpose of this study is to understand if a science teacher's personal creativity can modify his/her ability to produce various kinds of questions. This research used an education activity based on cosmic sketches and pictures by K.E. Tsiolkovsky, the founder of astronautics, to explore if any relationship between individual creativity and the asking questions skill exists. As a screening instrument, which allows an assessment of the respondent's creative potential, a common test of creative thinking was used. The results of the creativity test and the diversity of the questions are mentioned