ERIC Number: EJ1321796
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec
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ISSN: ISSN-1323-9686
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The Role of Teachers' Implementation of the Real Engagement in Active Problem Solving (REAPS) Model in Developing Creative Problem Solving in Mathematics
Bahar, A. Kadir; Maker, C. June; Scherbakova, Alisa
Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, v30 n2 p26-39 Dec 2021
Teaching is more effective when students are taught through research-based teaching approaches that have been found to be successful in producing the outcomes they advocate. However, use of an effective instructional strategy does not ensure learning, because the success of a sound approach is determined by how well it is implemented. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the fidelity of implementation of the Real Engagement in Active Problem Solving (REAPS) teaching model on changes in creative problem solving in mathematics. REAPS is a teaching model that was initially designed to meet the needs of exceptionally gifted and talented learners. However, teachers and researchers have found it to be an effective method for teaching all students. Using a repeated measures t-test, we found that creative problem solving of students in a school in which all teachers implemented the REAPS model improved significantly in total scores as well as accuracy and concept subscores. In addition, we found that the level of fidelity of implementation of the model explained 14.8% of the variance in total creative problem solving in mathematics, 20.1% of the variance in accuracy subscore, and finally 4.5% of the variance in concept subscore. We found evidence that teachers can make a significant impact on students' creative problem solving in mathematics through a high level of fidelity of implementation of the REAPS model.
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Active Learning, Problem Solving, Teacher Role, Creative Thinking, Mathematics Education, Teaching Models, Curriculum Implementation, Individualized Instruction, Fidelity, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented. School of Education, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia. e-mail: EditorAJGE@aaegt.net.au; Web site: http://www.aaegt.net.au/?page_id=736
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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