Perspectives of Education Faculty Students on Creative Teacher and Creative Learning Environment
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Purpose: This study aims to examine students in the field of science teaching perspectives of creative science teachers and creative science learning environments that will improve students’ creative thinking skills and creativity through written and visual metaphors.
Participants consist of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-grade 247 students in the field of science teaching who voluntarily participated in the study during the spring semester of 2021-2022 at three state universities in Turkey.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The study was designed in accordance with the qualitative research approach. In order to determine the metaphors of students, hold about the concepts of "creative science teacher" and "creative science learning environment" a form was used. In the first section of the form, respondents were asked to complete "Creative science teacher is similar to...... because......" and "Creative science learning environment is similar to...... because......." sentences. In the second part of the form, students were asked to draw the creative science learning environment and creative teacher in the science lesson. The data obtained from the forms were subjected to content analysis.
Findings: Based on the findings obtained from the study, it was determined that the students produced the most laboratory metaphors for the creative science learning environment, and the most frequently used object in their drawings was laboratory material. It was observed that the students were shown to generate the greatest number of scientists metaphors for creative science teachers and it is determined that their metaphors changed according to their grade level.
Highlights: It can be suggested to investigate the factors that cause the differences in the students’ perspectives on creativity.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Creativity, Creative teachers, Creative learning environment, Education faculty students
Etik Beyan
Ethical approval was acquired from Trabzon University Ethics Committee with decision numbered E-81614018-000-2200018897 and dated 13.05.2022.
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