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The Effect of Creative Problem Solving Training on Students' Creative and Critical Thinking Skills and Dispositions
The Effect of Creative Problem Solving Training on Students' Creative and Critical Thinkin...
The Effect of Creative Problem Solving Training on Students' Creative and Critical Thinking Skills and Dispositions

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 학위논문 서양
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20260202103823
ISBN  
9798286445639
DDC  
741
저자명  
Heidorn, Stephanie.
서명/저자  
The Effect of Creative Problem Solving Training on Students Creative and Critical Thinking Skills and Dispositions
발행사항  
[Sl] : University of Minnesota, 2025
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
형태사항  
233 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-12, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Hokanson, Brad.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2025.
초록/해제  
요약The development of creative and critical thinking abilities is a fundamental and essential part of modern education. Common consensus in research holds that creativity and critical thinking can and should be taught in order to promote deeper learning, develop higher levels of personal well-being, and prepare students for future careers and societal contributions. Despite recent increased attention on creativity and critical thinking abilities in education, however, a disconnect exists between research and practice. Recommendations for practical applications and guidance for best practices in developing creativity and critical thinking in actual classrooms are needed. To address this gap, this dissertation explores the relationship between receiving training in creative problem solving and change in creative and critical thinking skills and dispositions, specifically at the elementary level.A review of literature demonstrates that both creative and critical thinking are integral parts of education and that they are cognitive abilities that can be taught and learned. However, little research has been conducted to understand how they relate to each other in student learning and how both skills can be taught and developed together in elementary education. Previous research has largely studied these cognitive abilities separately in theory and practice, as well as primarily focused on educational development at the post-secondary level. Further investigation is needed to identify best practices for teaching creativity and critical thinking abilities in elementary educational settings, to provide context for quantitative data through use of qualitative student voice, and to further explore the general theoretical relationship between creativity and critical thinking. This study specifically assessed fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students at an elementary school in Minnesota, USA over the course of three weeks. A triangulation mixed-methods design was used in order to allow qualitative data to better inform and expand upon the results gathered through quantitative means. The research methodology was a quasi-experimental approach using a within-subjects pretest-posttest design. Data was collected and analyzed through both quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative data was collected through pretest-posttest measures on four assessments, including the Figural Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, the Test of Critical Thinking developed by the William & Mary School of Education, the Creative Trait Motivation Scale, and the Critical Thinking Disposition Scale. Students received training in creative problem solving over the course of seven lessons. For each lesson, students received approximately 40 minutes of training in creative problem solving skills, as taught through the Creative Problem Solving for Kids curriculum. Following the treatment period, qualitative data was collected through interviews with some of the students. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, and/or Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Qualitative data was coded through inductive coding in an iterative fashion. Resulting qualitative themes were compared with quantitative results to interpret the collected data and determine possible relationships between the data sources.The results of this study have both theoretical and practical implications. First, this study contributes to theoretical understandings of creativity, critical thinking, and how these thinking abilities relate to each other in the context of elementary education. Second, the findings of this study emphasize the need for additional mixed-methods research that considers both quantitative and qualitative data in the areas of creativity, critical thinking, and education in order to fully comprehend complex and multifaceted student abilities and motivations. Third, the results indicate that students in grades 4-6 understand creative thinking, critical thinking, motivation for creativity, and critical thinking disposition in ways that are similar, yet sometimes inconsistent with academic definitions. This establishes a need for clear definitions in research with students as well as calls for continued exploration and the development of additional assessments in these areas. Fourth, this study informs best practices for teaching and researching creativity and critical thinking in education. The findings suggest that training in creative problem solving for seven forty-minute lessons may have a connection to creative thinking skills and motivations, but do not suggest a connection to critical thinking skills and dispositions. This study did not investigate a causal or correlational relationship between creative problem solving and creative and critical thinking abilities. Instead, its purpose was to gain knowledge through exploration of these themes in order to better inform future research in these areas.
일반주제명  
Design
일반주제명  
Education
일반주제명  
Curriculum development
일반주제명  
Cognitive psychology
키워드  
Creativity
키워드  
Critical thinking
키워드  
Elementary schools
키워드  
Problem solving training
키워드  
Creative dispositions
기타저자  
University of Minnesota Design
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 86-12B.
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■520    ▼aThe  development  of  creative  and  critical  thinking  abilities  is  a  fundamental  and  essential  part  of  modern  education.  Common  consensus  in  research  holds  that  creativity  and  critical  thinking  can  and  should  be  taught  in  order  to  promote  deeper  learning,  develop  higher  levels  of  personal  well-being,  and  prepare  students  for  future  careers  and  societal  contributions.  Despite  recent  increased  attention  on  creativity  and  critical  thinking  abilities  in  education,  however,  a  disconnect  exists  between  research  and  practice.  Recommendations  for  practical  applications  and  guidance  for  best  practices  in  developing  creativity  and  critical  thinking  in  actual  classrooms  are  needed.  To  address  this  gap,  this  dissertation  explores  the  relationship  between  receiving  training  in  creative  problem  solving  and  change  in  creative  and  critical  thinking  skills  and  dispositions,  specifically  at  the  elementary  level.A  review  of  literature  demonstrates  that  both  creative  and  critical  thinking  are  integral  parts  of  education  and  that  they  are  cognitive  abilities  that  can  be  taught  and  learned.  However,  little  research  has  been  conducted  to  understand  how  they  relate  to  each  other  in  student  learning  and  how  both  skills  can  be  taught  and  developed  together  in  elementary  education.  Previous  research  has  largely  studied  these  cognitive  abilities  separately  in  theory  and  practice,  as  well  as  primarily  focused  on  educational  development  at  the  post-secondary  level.  Further  investigation  is  needed  to  identify  best  practices  for  teaching  creativity  and  critical  thinking  abilities  in  elementary  educational  settings,  to  provide  context  for  quantitative  data  through  use  of  qualitative  student  voice,  and  to  further  explore  the  general  theoretical  relationship  between  creativity  and  critical  thinking.  This  study  specifically  assessed  fourth,  fifth,  and  sixth  grade  students  at  an  elementary  school  in  Minnesota,  USA  over  the  course  of  three  weeks.  A  triangulation  mixed-methods  design  was  used  in  order  to  allow  qualitative  data  to  better  inform  and  expand  upon  the  results  gathered  through  quantitative  means.  The  research  methodology  was  a  quasi-experimental  approach  using  a  within-subjects  pretest-posttest  design.  Data  was  collected  and  analyzed  through  both  quantitative  and  qualitative  methods.  Quantitative  data  was  collected  through  pretest-posttest  measures  on  four  assessments,  including  the  Figural  Torrance  Tests  of  Creative  Thinking,  the  Test  of  Critical  Thinking  developed  by  the  William  &  Mary  School  of  Education,  the  Creative  Trait  Motivation  Scale,  and  the  Critical  Thinking  Disposition  Scale.  Students  received  training  in  creative  problem  solving  over  the  course  of  seven  lessons.  For  each  lesson,  students  received  approximately  40  minutes  of  training  in  creative  problem  solving  skills,  as  taught  through  the  Creative  Problem  Solving  for  Kids  curriculum.  Following  the  treatment  period,  qualitative  data  was  collected  through  interviews  with  some  of  the  students.  Quantitative  data  was  analyzed  using  descriptive  statistics,  paired  t-tests,  and/or  Wilcoxon  signed-rank  tests.  Qualitative  data  was  coded  through  inductive  coding  in  an  iterative  fashion.  Resulting  qualitative  themes  were  compared  with  quantitative  results  to  interpret  the  collected  data  and  determine  possible  relationships  between  the  data  sources.The  results  of  this  study  have  both  theoretical  and  practical  implications.  First,  this  study  contributes  to  theoretical  understandings  of  creativity,  critical  thinking,  and  how  these  thinking  abilities  relate  to  each  other  in  the  context  of  elementary  education.  Second,  the  findings  of  this  study  emphasize  the  need  for  additional  mixed-methods  research  that  considers  both  quantitative  and  qualitative  data  in  the  areas  of  creativity,  critical  thinking,  and  education  in  order  to  fully  comprehend  complex  and  multifaceted  student  abilities  and  motivations.  Third,  the  results  indicate  that  students  in  grades  4-6  understand  creative  thinking,  critical  thinking,  motivation  for  creativity,  and  critical  thinking  disposition  in  ways  that  are  similar,  yet  sometimes  inconsistent  with  academic  definitions.  This  establishes  a  need  for  clear  definitions  in  research  with  students  as  well  as  calls  for  continued  exploration  and  the  development  of  additional  assessments  in  these  areas.  Fourth,  this  study  informs  best  practices  for  teaching  and  researching  creativity  and  critical  thinking  in  education.  The  findings  suggest  that  training  in  creative  problem  solving  for  seven  forty-minute  lessons  may  have  a  connection  to  creative  thinking  skills  and  motivations,  but  do  not  suggest  a  connection  to  critical  thinking  skills  and  dispositions.  This  study  did  not  investigate  a  causal  or  correlational  relationship  between  creative  problem  solving  and  creative  and  critical  thinking  abilities.  Instead,  its  purpose  was  to  gain  knowledge  through  exploration  of  these  themes  in  order  to  better  inform  future  research  in  these  areas.
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