ERIC Number: EJ1055435
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jul
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-2324-805X
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The Possible Impact of Problem-Solving Method of Instruction on Exceptional Students' Creativity
Fard, Adnan Eshrati; Bahador, Ali; Moghadam, Mahsa Nazemi; Rajabi, Hooman; Moradi, Alinoor Noor
Journal of Education and Training Studies, v2 n3 p60-68 Jul 2014
The current study aimed at investigating the possible impact of the problem-solving method of instruction on the exceptional students' creativity. A sample of 50 male exceptional (Mild intellectual disability) students studying in the third grade of junior high school was chosen and divided into two equal groups. Both groups filled out the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) in pre- and post-test stages. They also completed the Raven Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM) as a covariate variable. The results of covariance analysis revealed that the mean value for creativity score was higher for the students provided with the problem-solving method of instruction than that of their counterparts provided with the traditional method of instruction while the effect of intelligence was controlled. The scores obtained for the factors including fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration also increased through problem-solving method of instruction.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mild Mental Retardation, Creativity, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Pretests Posttests, Predictor Variables, Scores, Junior High School Students, Males, Statistical Distributions, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Raven Progressive Matrices; Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking
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