The thesis is focused on development of creativity in younger school-age children within the scope of leisure time education. The thesis is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part describes various terms relating to creativity, various views of creativity, creativity barriers and their overcoming, and the relationship between a family and a creative child. The practical part of the thesis is focused on elaboration and implementation of a project creating the syllabi of sample lessons for younger school-age children. Following the idea of a multi-stage structure of work with children in consecutive cycles, the project is implemented in five consecutive steps allowing utilization of all opportunities offered by the particular facility and gradation of the emphasis on advancement in creative activities of children.

Orientador: Ana Angélica Medeiros Albano / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-20T22:09:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lenk_Erika_M.pdf: 1109074 bytes, checksum: c0b843e8e4bfece1b0e1a378606a9bc5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Esta dissertação percorre a trajetória de vida do célebre ator e cineasta inglês Charles Spencer Chaplin (1889-1977), o imaginativo criador de Carlitos, cuja graça e lirismo marcaram fortemente a arte do século XX. Sua obra ridiculariza os padrões culturais da sociedade estabelecida através das aventuras do Tramp, o errante marginalizado que permanece vivo no cenário cultural atual. Este estudo busca uma relação entre a vida e arte de Chaplin, identificando fatores que contribuíram para seu desenvolvimento artístico e seu conhecimento em arte. / Abstract: This dissertation contains the life story of the famous actor and English filmmaker Charles Spencer Chaplin (1889-1977), the imaginative creator of the Tramp, whose grace and lyricism left his impression on the twentieth (20th) century. His work satirizes the cultural patterns of the established society through the adventures of the Tramp, the marginalized vagabond that remains alive in the recent cultural scenario. This study searches the connection between Chaplin's life and art, identifying factors that contributed to his artistic development and his knowledge in art. / Mestrado / Educação, Conhecimento, Linguagem e Arte / Mestre em Educação

Fostering students’ creativity in school subjects has recently become a central focus of educational researchers, educators, and educational policymakers around the world. In Kuwait, educational researchers and teacher educators have supported the need to foster students’ creativity via a national curriculum. Yet, the Ministry of Education has conducted few studies to explore practitioners’ perspectives on how to foster creativity through the current curriculum. The overall aims of this study were to explore science teachers’ pedagogical beliefs and practices in fostering creativity in science classrooms as well as to investigate the influences of sociocultural factors on teachers’ beliefs and practices in fostering creativity. The study also examined the consistency and inconsistency levels between teachers’ beliefs and practices. The study has a qualitative nature that stands on an interpretive worldview. The methodology uses eight case studies, each of which consisted of a male science teacher and one of his classes. Multiple methods were used, including semi-structured interviews (pre- and post-observational interviews), student focus groups, unstructured observations, participants’ drawings, and field notes. The analysis was based on thematic analysis model proposed by Braun and Clarke (2006). Thematic findings and case studies findings were drawn from the analysis of the data collected. In general, the thematic findings indicated that science teachers are able to define the meaning of creativity and its main aspects. Professed pedagogical beliefs enforce four teaching approaches to foster creativity in the science classroom: the teaching of thinking skills, inquiry-based learning, cooperative learning, and practical investigation (experimentation). The teachers believe that these approaches could promote students’ creativity in science classroom when specific sociocultural factors facilitate the effectiveness of such approaches in terms of fostering creativity. Three interdependent categories represent these facilitating factors: (1) educational setting-related factors, (2) teacher-related factors, and (3) student-related factors. Differences and similarities appeared when these professed beliefs were compared to the applied classroom practices. The thematic analysis revealed several themes underlying the main categories. Extensive teacher-centred practices and modest student-centred practices were evident; more specifically, the observations revealed primarily teacher-centred approach inside the science classes. Meanwhile, student-centred approaches were modestly applied in comparison to teacher-centred activities. The teachers justified their practices in accordance with the sociocultural factors that mediate their beliefs and practices as well as the role of their goal orientation. The science teachers perceived the mediating factors as constraints that prevent them from applying their beliefs about fostering creativity in classroom practices. Multiple constraining factors emerged, and they were categorised into personal, external, and interpersonal constraints. Concerning the case study findings, consistencies and inconsistencies were identified using a cut-off point as an analytic technique to classify teachers’ beliefs and practices into traditional (non-creativity fostering), mixed, or progressive (creativity fostering). The case study findings identified four consistency and inconsistency levels characterizing teachers’ beliefs and practices: traditional (consistent level), mainly traditional (inconsistent level), mixed (consistent level), and mainly progressive (inconsistent level). Each level was represented by an exemplary case study. The exemplary case studies revealed that sociocultural contexts influence teacher’s belief-practice relationship with respect to fostering students’ creativity in science classroom. Further, the thematic and case study findings were discussed in relation to the existing body of knowledge, followed by an illustration of significant conclusions, including some implications, contributions, limitations, and future suggestions.

In 1992 Maxine Hairston "Diversity, Ideology, and Teaching Writing" claimed that instead of teaching writing and critical thinking skills, First year Composition (FYC) instructors were instead using their classrooms as coercive political platforms that were detrimental to students' educational needs.

The purpose of this curriculum project is to provide an approach to enrich the process of teaching and learning. This project uses psychological tools to stimulate students' multiple intelligences and to encourage students to know how to manage their learning, so that learning English will no longer be boring; instead it will be creative and practical.

This thesis is focused on use of the critical thinking techniques into the courses of information education. The study describes links and relations among the critical thinking as one part of constructivist teaching and information, critical and reading literacy. A literature review of the thesis also includes description of programme for critical thinking development called "Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking". A finding and methodology section is divided into two parts. First one analyses questionnaire of the critical evaluation of information quality organized for students of Czech University of Life Sciences. Following part describes case study (method based on Yin, 2009) of application critical thinking techniques into the courses of information education in Czech University of Life Sciences. This part, due to chosen method, includes description of current state of information education in the university, its environment and influences. It also gives in detail description of "Course of information literacy for PhD students" which used critical thinking techniques from "Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking" programme. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

[ES] Desde la aparición de la figura de taller a principios del siglo XX en Viena y el afianzamiento de las propuestas de la Bauhaus como modelo ideal de enseñanza, una variedad de estrategias para abordar el proyecto arquitectónico ha aparecido intentando responder a problemas contextuales, políticos y culturales. Sin embargo, muchas siguen apegadas a lógicas que demandan una actualización que incluya propuestas transdisciplinares centradas en los estudiantes. Esta investigación, preocupada por la pedagogía del proyecto plantea que para proponer didácticas de proyecto más eficientes y actualizadas estas deben ser abordadas no solamente desde las lógicas de la investigación proyectual sino que además deben cruzarse con los estudios de la creatividad y los procesos cognitivos que la psicología ha encontrado como relevantes para detonarla, y con la voz de los estudiantes, sus preocupaciones y sus maneras de aprender, pues se considera que la enseñanza es un engranaje complejo que se construye en las relaciones entre actores y sus variables contextuales. En consecuencia y para atender los frentes mencionados, la investigación se estructuró sobre tres pilares cuyas hipótesis surgieron a medida que era desarrollado tanto el Estado de la Cuestión como el Caso de Estudio. Primero, se hizo una exploración de los estudios de la creatividad para definir en dónde se enmarca la producción arquitectónica, llegando a la conclusión que esta se ciñe a un sistema interdependiente que la valida y resignifica, y que en Arquitectura es imperante la construcción de los problemas por parte del diseñador para garantizar propuestas originales y de calidad. Segundo, a la luz de la investigación proyectual se analizaron algunos modelos y tipologías de proceso, concluyendo que, por un lado, los modelos vinculados al Paradigma Científico están contraindicados para las disciplinas proyectuales y por el otro que la enseñanza del proyecto necesita un cambio fundamental y la figura de taller debe ser revaluada y rediseñada. Para apoyar estos hallazgos, surge el tercer pilar de esta investigación que fue un Caso de Estudio que se desarrolló en la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá) en el que participaron cerca de 2000 estudiantes del Programa de Arquitectura, quienes fueron entrevistados, encuestados, testeados y observados por un período de dos semestres. Todas las fuentes documentales fueron analizadas según los lineamientos de la Teoría Fundamentada y después de tres ciclos de análisis y conceptualización se llega a la conclusión de que hay cinco factores que sugieren cambios relevantes en la pedagogía del proyecto y que, coherente a la propuesta inicial, responde tanto a la investigación proyectual, como a los procesos cognitivos asociados a la creatividad y la voz de los estudiantes. Estos factores sintetizan todos los hallazgos fruto del análisis y su interpretación, y sugieren cambios que promoverán aprendizajes más profundos y motivados desde: las dimensiones de planificación de la enseñanza, el clima escolar, los modelos Conjetura-Análisis, la construcción de problemas y la diferenciación de las estrategias didácticas por niveles de enseñanza. / [CA] Des de l'aparició de la figura de taller a principis del segle XX a Viena i el fiançament de les propostes de la Bauhaus com a model ideal d'ensenyament, una varietat d'estratègies per a abordar el projecte arquitectònic ha aparegut intentant respondre a problemes contextuals, polítics i culturals, no obstant això, moltes segueixen apegades a lògiques que demanden una actualització que incloga propostes transdisciplinars centrades en els estudiants. Aquesta investigació, preocupada per la pedagogia del projecte planteja que per a proposar didàctiques de projecte més eficients i actualitzades aquestes han de ser abordades no solament des de les lògiques de la investigació projectual sinó que a més han de creuar-se amb els estudis de la creativitat i els processos cognitius que la psicologia ha trobat com a rellevants per a detonar-la, i amb la veu dels estudiants, les seues preocupacions i les seues maneres d'aprendre, perquè es considera que l'ensenyament és un engranatge complex que es construeix en les relacions entre actors i les seues variables contextuals. En conseqüència i per a atendre els fronts esmentats, la investigació es va estructurar sobre tres pilars les hipòtesis dels quals van sorgir a mesura que era desenvolupat tant l'Estat de la Qüestió com el Cas d'Estudi. Primer, es va fer una exploració dels estudis de la creativitat per a definir on s'emmarca la producció arquitectònica, arribant a la conclusió que aquesta se cenyeix a un sistema interdependent que la valguda i resignifica, i que en Arquitectura és imperant la construcció dels problemes per part del dissenyador per a garantir propostes originals i de qualitat. Segon, a la llum de la investigació projectual es van analitzar alguns models i tipologies de procés, concloent que, d'una banda, els models vinculats al Paradigma Científic estan contraindicats per a les disciplines projectuals i per l'altre que l'ensenyament del projecte necessita un canvi fonamental i la figura de taller ha de ser revaluada i redissenyada. Per a donar suport a aquestes troballes, sorgeix el tercer pilar d'aquesta investigació que va ser un Cas d'Estudi que es va desenvolupar en la Pontifícia Universitat Javeriana (Bogotà) en la qual van participar prop de 2000 estudiants del Programa d'Arquitectura, els qui van ser entrevistats, enquestats, testats i observats per un període de dos semestres. Totes les fonts documentals van ser analitzades segons els lineamientos de la Teoria Fonamentada i després de tres cicles d'anàlisis i conceptualització s'arriba a la conclusió que hi ha cinc factors que suggereixen canvis rellevants en la pedagogia del projecte i que, coherent a la proposta inicial, respon tant a la investigació projectual, com als processos cognitius associats a la creativitat i la veu dels estudiants. Aquests factors sintetitzen totes les troballes fruit de l'anàlisi i la seua interpretació, i suggereixen canvis que promouran aprenentatges més profunds i motivats des de les dimensions de planificació de l'ensenyament, el clima escolar, els models Conjectura-Anàlisi, la construcció de problemes i la diferenciació de les estratègies didàctiques per nivells d'ensenyament. / [EN] Since the appearance of the studio figure at the beginning of the 20th century in Vienna and the consolidation of the Bauhaus proposals as the ideal teaching model, a variety of strategies to approach the architectural project have appeared trying to respond to contextual, political, and cultural problems. However, many strategies remain attached to logics that demand an update that includes transdisciplinary proposals focused on students. This research, concerned with the pedagogy of the project, suggests that to propose more efficient and up-to-date project didactics, these must be approached not only from the logics of project research but also must intersect with the studies of creativity, and the voice of the students, their concerns and their ways of learning, since it is considered that teaching is a complex gear that is built in the relationships between actors and their contextual variables. Consequently, and to address the aforementioned fronts, the research was structured on three pillars whose hypotheses emerged as both the State of the Art and the Study Case were developed. First, an exploration of creativity studies was made to define where the architectural production is framed concluding that it lyes on an interdependent system, and that problem construction is needed to guarantee original and quality proposals. Second, in the light of project research, some models and process typologies were analyzed, concluding that the models linked to the Scientific Paradigm are contraindicated for project disciplines and, that the studio teaching needs a fundamental change. Third and to support these findings, a Stuy Case was developed at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogota) with the participation of about 2000 students of the Architecture Program. They were interviewed, surveyed, tested, and observed for a year. All sources were analyzed according to the Grounded Theory guidelines and after three cycles of analysis and conceptualization, it is concluded that there are five factors that suggest relevant changes in the pedagogy of the project and that, consistent with the initial proposal. These factors synthesize all the findings resulting from the analysis and their interpretation and suggest changes that will promote deeper and motivated learning from: the dimensions of teaching planning, the school climate, the Conjecture-Analysis models, the construction of problems, and the differentiation of teaching strategies. / Granados Manjarrés, MB. (2021). Creatividad y estrategias didácticas para la práctica académica del ejercicio proyectual [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/172233

This project provides a model for incorporating creativity in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL). It includes an instructional unit comprised of six lessons followed by accompanying assessments. Culture and language cannot be separated as students learn a foreign language.

The aim of this investigation was to determine the modes of thinking and learning of South African disadvantaged learners as well as to discover whether the teaching methods used by their teachers, encourage diverse cognitive skills and learning styles amongst learners. A survey of existing literature on this subject identifies a number of theories that indicate that learners come to school with diverse modes of thinking and learning. Furthermore, existing literature, indicate that educationally disadvantaged learners tend towards a Field Dependent, socially orientated mode of cognitive processing and a largely visual and kinaesthetic mode of sensory processing information. Research also reveals that teaching methods and teacher expectation of learner potential play a vital role in the academic achievement of disadvantaged learners. Teachers tend to have lower expectations of the academic potential of disadvantaged learners. Moreover, teachers tend to favour teaching methods that meet the needs of learners who use Field Independent cognitive and Auditory sensory processing. Another aspect acknowledged in existing literature that influences the academic achievement of disadvantaged learners is the role of family and the community. Disadvantaged learners generally do not have the support and security of a stable home and are frequently exposed to violence and an educationally impoverished environment. Parents and guardians tend to be less involved in the education of their children. Disadvantaged learners who were part of this empirical study conducted in the Ekhuruleni Metropolitan area, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, showed a more concrete approach to academic activities and revealed a tendency towards Field Dependency and a visual and kinaesthetic sensory approach to processing information. Learners preferred more frequent social interaction during academic activities. The study also found that the teaching method most commonly used in the geographical area mentioned above, took the form of lecturing or `chalk-and-talk' and that teaching aids generally took the form of worksheets. Hence the teaching approach most used by teachers in the study, did not address the modes of thinking and learning of disadvantaged learners in the schools that participated in the empirical study and generally did not encourage deeper cognitive structures. / Educational Studies / D. Ed. (Psychology of Education)

The aim of this study is to report findings of inquiry into the role that problem-based approach can play in the teaching and learning of Technology in Thabo-Mofutsanyana District in Qwaqwa. This study followed qualitative research methods and ethnographic design informed by the researcher’s desire for the study to be conducted from firsthand knowledge generated in the research setting. The researcher interviewed Grade 9 Technology teachers and experts, observed teaching and learning in two participating and two non-participating secondary schools in Murray & Roberts Technology Olympiad and analysed Technology teachers’ lesson plans and workschedules, portfolios and files of Grade 9 Technology learners. Key findings that this study produced include: PBL is a need in the teaching of Technology; learners function at a higher level of thinking; learners treat concepts at higher and deeper level; learners become more motivated and learners are able to discover theories and make inventions. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Didactics)