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ERIC Number: EJ1331920
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Apr
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1863-9690
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The Relation between Creativity and Students' Performance on Different Types of Geometrical Problems in Elementary Education
Schoevers, Eveline M.; Kroesbergen, Evelyn H.; Moerbeek, Mirjam; Leseman, Paul P. M.
ZDM: Mathematics Education, v54 n1 p133-147 Apr 2022
Aim: In the current study we aimed to investigate the relation between creativity and mathematical problem solving in the upper grades of elementary school. Methods: To examine how student's levels of general creativity were related to their performance on different types of geometrical problems, a geometry test with diverse problems was administered to a sample of 1665 Dutch students from third to sixth grade, as well as a creativity test. The geometry test consisted of four closed-ended routine problems, six closed-ended non-routine problems (related to a visual artwork) and four open-ended non-routine problems (multiple solutions problems). The Test of Creative Thinking-Drawing Production was used to measure students' creativity. Multivariate multilevel analyses were conducted to take the nested structure of the data into account. Results: The results showed that creativity was a significant predictor of students' performance on all types of geometrical problems, but most strongly associated with performance on open-ended non-routine problems, suggesting that students with higher levels of creativity perform better in solving geometry problems in general, but especially in geometry problems asking for multiple solutions.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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