ERIC Number: EJ1258939
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 11
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Effectivness of Creative Thinking Module on Figural Creativity of Engineering Undergraduate in Malaysia
Long, Chua Yaw; Balakrishnan, Balamuralithara; Ying, Choong Pooi; Yan, Koh Yit
International Journal of Higher Education, v9 n4 p233-243 2020
This research paper presents the outcome of research conducted to improve and enhance the creativity level of engineering undergraduates at a private institution of higher learning in Malaysia. A Creative Thinking Module that features six proposed creative thinking tools was developed and administered to a group of 3rd Year Mechanical Engineering Undergraduates in the studied university. The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking Figural Forms were applied to measure the creativity level of respondents in this research. The effects of the Creative Thinking Skills Module developed is obtained through Pre-Test and Post-Test research method, Paired Sample T-Test and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test are used to analyse the scores, and results indicated the module developed has significantly improved the creativity of the undergraduates.
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Creative Thinking, Creativity Tests, Private Colleges, Pretests Posttests, Scores, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking
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