The Effect of time management training on creativity of elementary school

Subject Areas : Educational creativity-logy

Fariba Koushki ¹ , Alimohammad Naemi ²

1 - Msc of Educational Managment, Sabzevar Branch, Islamic Azad University
2 - Assistant professor Islamic azad university of suburban

Received: 2018-02-17 Accepted : 2019-03-04 Published : 2019-03-17

Keywords: Students, time management, creativity thinking,

Abstract :

Purpose: the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of time-management training on creativity and its components of students in elementary school. Method: Semi-experimental research was a pre-test-post-test with control group. The statistical population of this study included all female students of the sixth grade of elementary school in Sabzevar city (2016-17 academic years). For this purpose, 40 female students of sixth grade girl students were selected through a cluster sampling method in one of the Shahed schools. They were randomly assigned to two groups named experimental (20 persons) and control (20 persons). Pretest was done on both groups. The experimental group received a time management training program in ten sessions of 60 minutes, while the control group did not receive any plans. After two weeks training the post-test was performed on both groups. The instrument was Abedi Creativity Questionnaire (1985). The collected data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (covariance analysis). Results: The results showed that time management training had a positive and significant effect on creativity and elaboration and originality components; but not significant effect on fluency and flexibility components. Conclusion: According to the results, it could be said that time management training reinforce creativity thinking of students in science class, so attention to role of time management training for enhancing students creativity thinking is recommenced to the teachers.

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