Analysis of The Verbal and Figural Creativity Levels of Primary School Fourth Grade Students Cover Image

İlkokul Dördüncü Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Sözel ve Şekilsel Yaratıcılık Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi
Analysis of The Verbal and Figural Creativity Levels of Primary School Fourth Grade Students

Author(s): Mehmet Karakuş, Mustafa Özbilgin
Subject(s): School education, Educational Psychology
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Creative thinking; High order thinking skills; Education; Teaching;

Summary/Abstract: This research was conducted to examine the verbal and figural creativity levels of fourth-grade students in primary school. The research designed a descriptive study in relational survey model. “Creative Thinking Test Figural Form A and Verbal Form A” were used as data collection tools. As a result of the research, it was seen that the students had the highest score in fluency and the lowest score in the subtitle of originality in terms of verbal creativity. In the figural creativity test, the highest average score was found to be fluency and the lowest average score was in the abstraction of titles sub-dimension. There is a positive and significant relationship between verbal creativity scores and figural creativity scores. Depending on the results of the research, it has been suggested that the development of creative thinking skills should be an important objective in the context of the education program and teaching, and educational activities should be carried out in school and out-of-school settings, especially in order to develop the creative thinking to the flexibility and originality dimensions.

  • Issue Year: 18/2020
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 171-183
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Turkish