Prospective Mathematics Teachers in Solving Creative Thinking Problems
Prospective Mathematics Teachers in Solving Creative Thinking Problems

Summary/Abstract: Creative thinking is a cognitive activity that occurs within an individual’s mind and is based on fluency, flexibility, and novelty. Fluency in problem solving refers to the ability to produce multiple correct solutions to a given problem. Flexibility refers to the ability to apply various different methods or strategies in solving a problem. Novelty in problem solving refers to the ability to generate diverse solutions that are considered different when they appear distinct, do not follow a fixed pattern, yet remain correct. The subject AGN, a pre-service mathematics teacher, is categorized as having a “creative” ability level. AGN was able to meet the indicators of fluency and novelty in solving mathematical problems in both the first and second creative thinking tasks. However, AGN has not yet demonstrated the ability to solve problems using a variety of different methods or approaches.

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