Comprising the effectiveness of creative thinking techniques training on student’s creativity among first grade high school students

Subject Areas : Creativity and innovation from psychological, epistemological, educational and pedagogical

A. Yaghobi ¹ , H. Mohagheghi ² , N. Erfani ³ , S. A. Mortazavi ⁴

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Received: 2016-07-11 Accepted : 2016-07-11 Published : 2011-07-23

Keywords: self concept, creative thinking, synectics, scamper, brain storming,

Abstract :

This research was conducted with the objective of examining the effect of three methods of creativity thinking (brainstorming, scamper and synectics) on creativity development among first grade guidance­­ school students in. Method: statistical population of this study were all first grade guidance­ school students in Sardrood township. Present study was a pretest-posttest quasi - experimental design with control group. Four classes of first grade guidance school students (including 70 male students that all wer boy) were standed in 4 groups (brainstorming, scamper, synectics and control group) by using cluster sampling. In order to measure the dependent variable, namely creativity, Abedi (1372) Test of Creative Thinking was used. Results: The results revealed differences between pretest and posttest scores of brainstorming and scamper groups with control group. But these differences were significant between brainstorming and control group only (p<0.05).  Conclusion: Regardless of the results, brainstorming technique training can lead to an increase in students creativity.