Research Attitude and Innovative-Creative Thinking: Differences between Undergraduate Male and Female Students

This study aims to examine the factors that drive student creativity, identify key factors and look at differences in creativity factors for male and female students. A total of 119 respondents from one polytechnic in the southern zone were involved in this study. The study data were obtained from the administered questionnaire and the Cronbach Alpha value obtained was α = 0.873 and then analyzed using descriptive and inferential analysis. Descriptive analysis of student gender was seen using frequency and percentage while inference analysis using t-test at a significant level 0.05 was used to see the difference in creativity factors between genders. The results of the study found that the main factor that motivates student creativity is the knowledge factor with a mean value of 4.3025. In addition, studies also show that there is no difference in creativity factors between male and female students except for the knowledge factor. It is also hoped that this finding will provide an opportunity for lecturers to continue to strive and give encouragement during the teaching and learning process so that students' creativity can be highlighted through the factors that have been mentioned. Keywords: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Higher Education, Polytechnic, Students Abstrak: Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji faktor-faktor yang mendorong kreativiti pelajar, mengenalpasti faktor utama dan melihat perbezaan faktor kreativiti bagi pelajar lelaki dan perempuan. Seramai 119 responden telah terlibat dalam kajian ini yang merupakan pelajar di sebuah politeknik di zon selatan. Data kajian diperoleh daripada soal selidik yang telah ditabdir dan nilai Cronbach Alpha yang diperolehi ialah α = 0.873 dan seterunsya dianalisis secara deskriptif dan inferensi. Analisis deskriptif mengenai jantina pelajar dilihat dengan menggunakan frekuensi dan peratusan manakala analisis inferensi menggunakan ujian t pada aras signifikan 0.05 digunakan untuk melihat perbezaan faktor kreativiti antara jantina. Hasil kajian mendapati faktor utama yang mendorong kreativiti pelajar ialah faktor ilmu pengetahuan dengan nilai min 4.3025. Melalui kajian ini juga diharap dapat memberikan peluang kepada pensyarah untuk terus berusaha dan memberi galakan semasa proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran agar kreativiti pelajar dapat diserlahkan dan ditonjolkan lagi melalui faktor yang telah disebutkan. Kata kunci: Kreativiti, Pemikiran Kreatif, Pendidikan Tinggi, Politeknik, Pelajar

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The Effectiveness of Training Program Based on the Six Hats Model in Developing Creative Thinking Skills and Academic Achievements in the Arabic Language Course for Gifted and Talented Jordanian Students

International Education Studies ◽

10.5539/ies.v9n6p150 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 150 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ayed H. Ziadat ◽

Mohammad T. Al Ziyadat

Keyword(s):

Training Program ◽

Gifted And Talented ◽

Creative Thinking ◽

Arabic Language ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Female Students ◽

Analysis Of Covariance ◽

Male And Female ◽

Academic Achievements ◽

Experimental Group

The main purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a training program based on the six hats model in developing creative thinking skills and academic achievements in the Arabic language for gifted and talented Jordanian students.The study sample consisted of 59 gifted male and female students of the 7th grade from King Abdullah II Elite School at the Directorate of Education in Salt City, Jordan. The sample was carefully chosen from students enrolled in the academic year 2014 and were divided randomly into two groups: an experimental group of 27 male and female students and a controlling group of 32 male and female students.For the purpose of this study, a training program was developed based on the Six Hats Model that tackled chapter 11 and 12 of the Arabic language syllabus of the seventh grade. Both groups had been given Torrance’s B Test for creative thinking that the authors of this research developed for the Arabic Test to the gifted and talented students with the required factors of reliability and consistency. Statistical tools and analysis on obtained data were applied including the analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA).The outcome of this research showed discrepancies of statistical significance (α =< 0.05) among the skills and measurements of the achievement test in favor of the experimental group. In view of the outcomes of this study, the authors strongly recommend that teachers and educators should be rehabilitated and trained to use and apply the latest educational methods and techniques such as: Alcort program, creative solutions of problems and obstacles, critical thinking, brainstorming, and to refrain from the conventional old methods used which commonly focuses on information storage and retaining crammed data, regardless of the active participation of students.

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Description Of Differences In Creative Thinking Profile For Male And Female Students In Open Ended Problem Solving

Journal of Mathematics and Mathematics Education ◽

10.20961/jmme.v11i1.52747 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 48

Author(s):

Hana Shohwatul Islam ◽

Budiyono Budiyono ◽

Siswanto Siswanto

Keyword(s):

Research Method ◽

Creative Thinking ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Female Students ◽

Male Students ◽

Male And Female ◽

Descriptive Research ◽

Problems And Solutions ◽

The Subject ◽

High Level

One of the manifestations of high-level thinking is creative thinking, characterized by creating something new from ideas, concepts, experiences, and knowledge that is in one's mind. This study aims to describe the creative thinking profile of male and female students in solving open-ended problems. The research method used is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The subject of the study used was 2 grade VII students of SMP Negeri 3 Surakarta. This research instrument uses open-ended problem tests with indicators of creative thinking and interviews. In describing the student's creative thinking profile, the researcher will pay attention to 4 stages: preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification stages. The results of this study show that male students can explain problems and solutions orally or in writing. While female students can explain the problem and the solution is both verbally but less able to explain with writing

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The Predictive Ability of Emotional Creativity in Creative Performance Among University Students

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/21582440211008876 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 215824402110088

Author(s):

Ahmad Mohammad Ali Alzoubi ◽

Mohammad Farhan Al. Qudah ◽

Ismael Salamah Albursan ◽

Salaheldin Farah Attallah Bakhiet ◽

Ali. A. Alfnan

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Creative Thinking ◽

Predictive Ability ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Female Students ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Creative Performance ◽

Male And Female ◽

Remote Associates Test

This study investigated the predictive ability of emotional creativity (EC) in creative performance (CP). The sample consisted of 297 male and female students from literary, educational, and administrative specializations. EC was assessed by Averill’s Emotional Creativity Inventory that includes three dimensions: preparedness, novelty, and effectiveness. Mednick’s Remote Associates Test was used to assess CP. Results revealed that the three dimensions of EC predicted CP. Statistically significant differences in EC were found in favor of female students and students from literary and educational specializations, whereas no significant differences were found by cumulative grade. Nevertheless, statistically significant differences in CP by cumulative grade were found in favor of students with high grades. No statistically significant differences in CP by gender and specialization were found. It was recommended based on the results that the three dimensions of EC be integrated in programs seeking to enhance students’ creative thinking skills.

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Analisis Kemampuan Berpikir Kreatif dan Proses Pengembangan Kemampuan Berpikir Kreatif Siswa SMP pada Pembelajaran Biologi

Assimilation: Indonesian Journal of Biology Education ◽

10.17509/aijbe.v1i1.11452 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 21

Author(s):

Hilman M. Firdaus ◽

Ari Widodo ◽

Diana Rochintaniawati

Keyword(s):

Creative Thinking ◽

Female Students ◽

Male And Female ◽

Creative Ability ◽

Whole Process ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Thinking Ability ◽

Research Students ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

Creative Thinking Ability

The aim of this research was to analyse students’ creative thinking ability and the process involved in the development of students’ creative thinking, as well as to examine the differences between male and female students, in order to provide a better understanding of both gender in creative thinking ability. Creative thinking is represented by four indicators; fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. In this research students’ creative thinking was measured by using a Test of Creative Thinking Ability, which consisted of five open-ended questions, while the process of creative thinking development was obeserved throughout the classroom teaching-learning activities, as well as the strategies and approaches implied by the teacher. The result showed student’s creative thinking ability was adequate (59%), in which the students scored the highest number in fluency (71,2%), followed by elaboration (59,5%), originality (58,5%), and flexibility (46,8%). Meanwhile, the process of creative thinking development was considered generally adequate in supporting students’ creative thinking ability, the score of the whole process in each indicators were: fluency (85,7%), flexibility (85,7%), originality (78,5%), elaboration (94,5%). Quantitative data analysis showed a statistically different results of fluency and elaboration between male and female students, while the result in flexibility and originality showed no-significant difference between both gender. Positive response related to students’ perception about their creative thinking ability were obtained using the students’ questionnaire as the instrument. Most of the students had a great perception of ther creative ability, where male students tend to have higher perspective about their creative ability than female students.

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The Level of Creative Thinking Skills among Gifted and Ordinary Students in Tafila Governorate

Journal of Studies in Education ◽

10.5296/jse.v8i1.12098 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 68

Author(s):

Jehad Turkey

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Creative Thinking ◽

Gifted Students ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Female Students ◽

Male And Female ◽

Verbal Form ◽

Academic Level ◽

Tenth Grade ◽

Level Of Significance

This study aimed to identify the level of creative thinking skills among gifted and ordinary students, according to the type of school and academic level variables. The study sample consisted of 60 male and female students who joined the King Abdullah II School for Excellence in the eighth, ninth, and tenth grades, who were chosen purposely. In addition, the study sample consisted of 70 male and female students from public schools in Tafila Governorate, who were chosen randomly. Adapted Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) Module “A” (Verbal form) was used to measure their creativity skills. The results of the study indicated that the level of creative thinking skills among all participants was on "average"/medium, but “means” of results were higher in favor of the gifted students in all creative thinking skills (fluency, flexibility, originality). Further, there were no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α=0.05) as shown in creative thinking skills (fluency, originality) between the ordinary and gifted students, as well as, the total score. While there were statistically significant differences in the skill of flexibility, for the benefit of gifted students. The results also indicated that there were statistically significant differences in creative thinking among gifted students' skills according to the academic level variable whereas, there were significant differences in originality skill of gifted students. They were in favor of the tenth grade students (highest class).

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POLA KEMAMPUAN KOGNITIF DAN KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KREATIF PADA KONSEP PERUBAHAN LINGKUNGAN ANTARA SISWA LAKI-LAKI DAN PEREMPUAN DI SMA NEGERI 2 MRANGGEN

INKUIRI: Jurnal Pendidikan IPA ◽

10.20961/inkuiri.v9i2.39140 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 147

Author(s):

MIRA ESTI KUSUMANINGRUM ◽

JOKO SISWANTO ◽

FENNY ROSHAYANTI

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Creative Thinking ◽

Multiple Choice ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Female Students ◽

T Test ◽

Multiple Choice Questions ◽

Male And Female ◽

Significance Level

This study aims to determine patterns of cognitive abilities and creative thinking skills between male and female students in SMA Negeri 2 Mranggen. This research is included in non-experimental research. The study population was students of class XI consisting of 9 classes. The sampling technique uses stratified proportional random sampling, using the Slovin formula with a significant level of 10% so that 76 students are obtained from 324 students, 38 students each for male and female. The technique of data collection in this study is in the form of tests of cognitive abilities and creative thinking skills in the form of multiple-choice questions and descriptions of environmental change material. The instrument used was in the form of multiple-choice questions that contained C1-C6 for cognitive abilities and aspects of creative thinking for the problem description. The data collected was then analyzed using quantitative descriptive analysis and independent t-test, with a significance level of 0.05. The results showed a t-test of -1.067 and t-table with a significance (α) of 5% of 1.922 for cognitive abilities. Meanwhile, creative thinking skills were obtained that the t-count was -3.088 and the t-table with a significance (α) of 5% was 1.922. The results of both calculations show that H0 fails to be rejected which means there is no real difference between the creative thinking skills of male students and female students.

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The Impact of Metacognition Strategies in Teaching Mathematics among Innovative Thinking Students in Primary School, Rafha, KSA

International Journal of English Linguistics ◽

10.5539/ijel.v7n3p103 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 103 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nahed Mokhtar Hassan Rizk ◽

Khaled Ahmed Mahmoud Attia ◽

Alaa Ahmed Hassan Al-Jundi

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Creative Thinking ◽

Female Students ◽

Control Group ◽

School Students ◽

Male And Female ◽

Significance Level ◽

Ordinary Method ◽

Innovative Thinking ◽

The Impact

The study aims at finding out the impact of metacognition strategies in the teaching of mathematics in developing creative thinking among gifted primary school students in Rafha province in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They are defined in this study as the students whose IQ score is (120 and above) according to the Wakslar measurement for children intelligence and are selected by their teachers. The study sample consists of 40 male and female students from the fifth class in the primary stage. They were divided randomly into two groups; experimental group which was taught by the methods and strategies of the suggested teaching program and a control group upon whom the ordinary method was applied. Each group included 20 male and female students. For the purpose of the study, a creative thinking measurement in mathematics, designed by the researchers, was used for data collecting. The program was implemented for three successive weeks, three sessions per week each one lasting for one period. After finishing the program, a post measurement was conducted for all the study variables for both the experimental and control groups. The results show statistically significant differences at the significance level (0.05) between using the metacognition strategies on one hand and the ordinary method on the other. The differences were in favor of the metacognition strategies.

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Intelligent Thinking and its Relationship to Creative Thinking and the Center of Control

Psychology and Education Journal ◽

10.17762/pae.v58i1.1091 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 2136-2145

Author(s):

Dr. Hanan Gomaa Abdullah

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Creative Thinking ◽

Basic Education ◽

College Of Education ◽

Female Students ◽

Psychometric Analysis ◽

Male And Female ◽

Control Center ◽

College Of Basic Education ◽

Research Show

The current research aims to identify the level of subtle thinking and its relationship to creative thinking and the control center of university students. It also attempts to show the differences in the arithmetic averages of subtle thinking, creative thinking and the control center according to gender, while finding the correlation between the three research variables. The research sample was chosen in a random, stratified, proportional method, and thus it was (300) male and female students: (187) in the College of Education and (113) in the College of Basic Education/ Al-Mustansiriya University. The study uses statistical and psychometric analysis represented by honesty and consistency. Also, the researcher prepared the measure of the control center. The results showed that university students have clever thinking, and that the students ’ability to fluency showed a higher degree than the ability of flexibility and originality. Then the ability of flexibility and finally ability of originality emerged. The results of the research show that there is no relationship between smart thinking and the control center, while there was a relationship between smart thinking and creative thinking.

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