THE ROLE OF TEACHERS IN ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY IN STUDENTS IN TEACHING TECHNICAL CULTURE Cover Image

ULOGA NASTAVNIKA U POTICANJU KREATIVNOSTI KOD UČENIKA U NASTAVI TEHNIČKE KULTURE
THE ROLE OF TEACHERS IN ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY IN STUDENTS IN TEACHING TECHNICAL CULTURE

Author(s): Safet Velić, Sejfo Papić, Edib Lepić
Subject(s): School education
Published by: UNIVERZITET U SARAJEVU – PEDAGOŠKI FAKULTET
Keywords: creativity; creativity in classroom; creative thinking technique; teacher role in fostering creativity;
Summary/Abstract: One of the most important roles of teachers, both in teaching technical culture and in other subjects, is to encourage creativity among students, but also to be creative and innovative in their work. The teacher should use the traditional and outdated teaching methods ones as little as, that is, in his work with students. He should apply modern teaching methods to keep students active participants in the teaching process. Students love to create and do activities that bring new discoveries, insights, and solutions to the problems of a particular problem. In this way, are trained to meet the needs of a modern society in which science and technology are evolving rapidly. Technical culture as a subject offers great opportunities when it comes to fostering creativity in students. This paper seeks to contribute to research in the field of teaching methodology, but also open up new avenues leading to further study of this subject.In this paper, in addition to explaining theoretically the definition of creativity and the role of teachers in fostering creativity in students, the respondents were examined, analyzed and interpreted on the role of teachers in fostering creativity in students in technical culture. The study was conducted on a sample of 99 students of the seventh and eighth grades of elementary school "Grbavica 1" in Sarajevo. The survey also involved 30 technical culture teachers from middle schools in Sarajevo Canton. The aim of the research is to examine the importance of teachers' role in fostering creativity in technical culture students, and to determine how and to what extent the teacher uses creative methods, techniques and activities to stimulate creativity in students of technical culture. Also, the question is how much teachers are really prepared and competent to take on this role? Research has shown that the role of teachers is very important in fostering creativity among students, that teachers are competent enough when it comes to fostering creative thinking, that they apply up-to-date teaching methods, and that students are active participants in the teaching process.

  • Page Range: 577-595
  • Page Count: 19
  • Publication Year: 2021
  • Language: Bosnian