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Title: | Novel and engaging versus boring and stagnating: how do pupils and teachers alike perceive the state of creativity in secondary schools? |
Authors: | Turner, Sarah |
Keywords: | Creativity Engagement National Curriculum Science Teaching |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
Publisher: | © Inter-Disciplinary Press |
Citation: | TURNER, S., 2009. Novel and engaging versus boring and stagnating: how do pupils and teachers alike perceive the state of creativity in secondary schools?. IN: Turgeon, W. C. (ed.). Creativity and the Child: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Oxford: Inter-Disciplinary Press, pp. 115-128 |
Abstract: | Creativity is a term that can be interpreted and related to teaching in many
ways: creative teaching, creative learning and teaching for creativity.1
However, defining creativity is complex and there are many suggestions to
how it can be applied to teaching.
A case study was undertaken to investigate how teachers in England interpret
and deliver ‘creative teaching’ at Key Stage 3 (KS3) (11-14yrs) and how
pupils respond to such teaching styles. Teachers completed a ‘Your Teaching
Style’ questionnaire2, ten teachers were observed across a range of subjects at
KS33 and pupils of all age groups (10-18years) participated in small group
semi-structured interviews.
Analysis showed that teachers perceived ‘creativity’ in their subject teaching
differently. The highest frequency activities of any type during the lesson
observations were: giving instructions, offering assistance, pupils
independently working, giving praise and interesting tasks. The results from
the questionnaires showed that the most common teaching styles were:
integrating pupils, questioning and opportunities. Pupil interviews concluded
that pupils find some subjects more creative than others and that creative
teaching methods help them to learn. |
Description: | This book chapter originally appeared in the book Creativity and the Child first published by the Inter-Disciplinary Press and it is available at: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/publishing/id-press/ebooks/creativity-and-the-child/ |
Version: | Accepted for publication |
URI: | https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/10248 |
Publisher Link: | http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/publishing/id-press/ebooks/ |
ISBN: | 9781848880061 |
Appears in Collections: | Book Chapters (Design School)
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