The Development of Problem Solving Capacities in the Domain of Technics: Results from a Cross-Cultural Longitudinal Study

Creative thinking is essential for the progress in education, industry and life in general. Incubation is a widely studied phenomenon in creativity research, referring to leaving a problem aside for a period, to accrue performance on a creative problem. This study investigated the effect of incubation on creative problem-solving by means of a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, and remote associates tasks (RATs) were used as a measure of creative problem-solving. For this purpose, a sample of 60 students (22 males, 38 females) was recruited from the population of a private university. They were assigned to a control condition and two different experimental conditions based on the time of onset of incubation. The data collected was analyzed for a significant effect across all conditions by means of a chi-squared test and covariates were inferred by means of Spearman's Rho, with a significance level set at ?<.05. The results did not find an incubation effect in creative problem-solving, and several possible explanations may account for this trend, especially the limited cross-cultural application of measurement tools and theoretical paradigms. The disparity is especially prominent with regards to Pakistan, which is predominantly collectivistic, and the educational system stymies creative thinking. Future research must take into account the relevance of culture in creative problem-solving, and propose solutions to circumvent the dearth of creative potential in developing nations such as Pakistan. Keywords: Incubation, Creative Problem-Solving, Creativity, Remote Associate Tasks, Cross-Cultural Psychology

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Learning Maths with Mobiles

Integrating Touch-Enabled and Mobile Devices into Contemporary Mathematics Education - Advances in Mobile and Distance Learning ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8714-1.ch004 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 79-96

Author(s):

Teija Vainio ◽

Tanja Walsh

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Mobile Learning ◽

Empirical Data ◽

Culturally Sensitive ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Local Context ◽

Local Learning ◽

Learning Contexts ◽

Cultural Design ◽

Sensitive Issues

This chapter presents an overview of our experiences on cross-cultural design of technology in the context of mobile learning focusing on supporting learners to study mathematics in two different countries. The aim of our study is to discuss design issues from the perspective of two different types of cultures and reflect culturally sensitive issues based on a longitudinal study, which included empirical data from altogether over 3500 learners of grades 9 and 10. As a result we outline two focus areas: content and concept for best design practices. Furthermore, we argue that cross-cultural design of technology can help to identify culturally sensitive areas such as attitudes towards informal and collaborative learning and recognizing the local context for the content. Cross-cultural design of technology supports development of good user experience of mobile learning services for different local learning contexts.

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Longitudinal Study of the Relationship Betwen Students’ Perceptions of their Problem Solving and Ict Skills and their Ict Experience as Part of their Teacher Education Program

Navigating in Educational Contexts ◽

10.1007/978-94-6091-522-2_16 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 227-241

Author(s):

Shukri Sanber ◽

Marea Nicholson

Keyword(s):

Teacher Education ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Education Program ◽

Teacher Education Program ◽

Ict Skills ◽

The Relationship

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Cross-cultural nuances of the sources and consequences of subjective feelings of unsafety: A qualitative analysis in four cities

International Journal of Comparative Sociology ◽

10.1177/0020715219879190 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 60 (5) ◽

pp. 324-341 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Riccardo Valente ◽

Lucrezia Crescenzi Lanna

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Social Control ◽

Fear Of Crime ◽

General Trend ◽

Participant Observation ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Informal Social Control ◽

Social Involvement ◽

European Cities ◽

Depth Interviews

The research aims at analyzing the fear of crime and its consequences on social cohesion and informal social control. The study is based on data collected through a triangulation of qualitative techniques (in-depth interviews, participant observation, and semi-structured focus groups) throughout eight neighborhoods of four European cities. Challenging the initial expectations, the results obtained show that, under certain circumstances, the fear of crime might foster genuine forms of social involvement and problem-solving participation. Nevertheless, the general trend indicates that crime-related anxieties are fueling the emergence of nostalgic, passive-aggressive, and violent forms of identity, which might promote potentially dangerous types of collective action.

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