The effectiveness of aesthetic education on critical thinking and creative teaching of Farhangian University of student teachers

Subject Areas : Educational Science

ali ebrahiminia ¹ , Firoozeh zangene motlagh ² , hamid Jafarian yasar ³ , Mozhgan Mohammadi Naeen Mohammadi NaeenI ⁴

1 - Instructor, Department of Language and Literature, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran, (Corresponding Author)
2 - Department of Psychology, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran,
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Department of Educational Sciences, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran

Received: 2021-04-16 Accepted : 2022-06-18 Published : 2022-05-22

Keywords: critical thinking, Creative teaching, Aesthetic Education, Student Teacher,

Abstract :

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of aesthetic-cognitive training on critical thinking and creative teaching of Farhangian University students and teachers in the academic year 2020-2021. The research method was quasi-experimental in a pre-test and post-test design and was performed as a case study on 60 students of educational sciences of Qom Farhangian University who were randomly selected in clusters. A 90-minute session was taught based on the constructivist approach (E5). Measurement tools included two standard questionnaires, California Critical Thinking (1994) and Chaoyang Creative Teaching (2005). The reliability of the California Critical Thinking Questionnaire in this study was 0.91 and the reliability of the Chaoyang Creative Teaching Questionnaire was 0.89. Multivariate analysis of covariance and SPSS software version 25 was used for data analysis. The results showed that the educational package of aesthetic education has been significantly (with 99% confidence) effective in improving the critical thinking and creative teaching of students and teachers. Therefore, based on the results of the present study, aesthetic education can be considered as an appropriate and effective strategy to improve critical thinking and creative teaching of students and teachers of Farhangian University.