This study investigated the factors that lead the Novice Teacher (NT) towards selection, development, and use of learning-teaching materials for classroom use. The participant in this study was a teacher trainee who had completed four years of the teacher training program in the university. She was randomly selected. The researcher (supervisor, evaluator, and mentor) was a participant in this qualitative study. The study first aimed to evaluate NT's role as critical and creative needs analyst, materials developer, and monitor and assessor of student learning. Then the study went on to examine if criticality and creativity were evident in the decisions of the novice teacher during preparation and teaching. The study concluded that while NT fulfilled most of her teacher-roles admirably, one factor; experience, let her down on crucial decisions. Likewise, the lack of experience and factors such as the mix-up between disciplinary knowledge and classroom practice expectations affected the effectiveness of creativity and criticality in decision-making.