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http://dx.doi.org/10.15267/keses.2015.34.1.095

Exploration of Problem Solving Program including Creative Thinking Skills in the Idea Generation and Verification Stages as Method for Fostering Creativity of Elementary School Student  

Kang, Gyeong-Ah (Korea National University of Education)
Yoon, Jihyun (Dankook University)
Kang, Seong-Joo (Korea National University of Education)
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Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education / v.34, no.1, 2015 , pp. 95-108 More about this Journal
Abstract
Studies showed that elementary school students had difficulties in the idea generation for creative problem solving, and they were also not to go through with the verification process for selecting idea. Thus, it may be more effective to provide an actualized idea generation and verification methods. In this study, we developed the creativity problem solving program with the attribute listing and PMI skills in the idea generation and verification stages respectively and applied it to six groups consisting of 5th elementary school students. We analyzed the creativity and the verbal interactions among the students at the level of interaction units. The analyses of the results revealed that the problem solving program with the creative thinking skills had significant effects on the fluency and originality that were sub-elements consisting creativity. In the analyses of interaction unit, the frequencies of the 'making suggestion' at the idea generation stage were high. And at the idea verification stage, the frequencies of the 'making suggestion' and 'receiving opinion' were high. Educational implications of these findings were discussed.
Keywords
creative thinking skill; idea generation & verification; elementary school student;
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