الكاتب/ة الباحث/ة
Dr Fathi Ihmeideh
الناشر/المؤسسة
Routledge
تاريخ الإصدار
2009
الدولة
الأردن
This study aimed at investigating teachers’ classroom practices, which either
stimulate or inhibit the development of the creative environment of classrooms in
Jordan, and determining the differences between practices according to
educational level, experience level and type of teaching. The sample of the study
consisted of 215 kindergarten teachers. A five-dimensional questionnaire
consisting of 50 items was developed to achieve the study aims. The results
revealed that the rating of teachers’ practices that encourage creativity in children
was satisfactory for the domains of physical environment and educational
materials, lesson planning and creative instructional practices. In addition,
teachers’ rating lies in the category of ‘good’ for the domains of knowledge and
awareness of creativity, and creative classroom climate. Moreover, the results
showed that there were statistically significant differences due to the type of
teaching in favour of the cooperative method, and due to the educational level in
favour of postgraduates, while no statistically significant differences were found
due to experience level. Based on the findings, appropriate recommendations were
suggested.