English abstract
Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the application of creative thinking
skills by Science teachers in teaching students in grades 5-10 in North Batinah
governorate and the relationship between this application and teacher's brain
dominance and showing the effect of both gender and years of experience on
the degree of application. The sample of this study consisted of 438 male and
female teachers. Tow study's tools were used in this study for collecting data:
the Questionnaire which was consisted of 40 questions divided into four skills
of creative thinking and the Hemisphere Dominance Inventory which involved
21 questions. The reliability coefficient of the study instruments was 0.94,
0.70.
One of the most important finding of the study is that the application of
science teachers to the skills of creative thinking in teaching students ranged
between medium and large.The results of the study revealed also that
there were no statistically significant differences between males and females
in applying the following skills: flexibility, fluency, and innovation. However,
there were statistically significant differences between males and females in
applying sensitivity to problems more for females. The study also did not find
statistically significant differences among the sample of the study in the
application of creative thinking skills due to the variable of experience.The
results showed that the integrated hemisphere dominance was the most
common type among the sample 66.7%. Add to that, a statistically significant
relationship was found between the application of creative thinking skills in
teaching and integrated hemisphere dominance.
Based on the study's results and findings, the study recommended a
training for all teachers before and during duty to practice creative thinking
skills in teaching. Also, The Hemisphere Dominance Inventory need to be
applied on all teachers and students to know their cerebral hemispheric styles.
The study also recommended encouragement for creative thinking and
creative products for teachers and students at the level of schools in all
provinces
