CREATIVE THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING: CAN PRESERVICE TEACHERS THINK CREATIVELY AND SOLVE STATISTICS PROBLEMS?

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https://doi.org/10.55687/ste.v1i1.23

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creative thinking, mathematics education, problem-solving, preservice teachers, statistics

Abstract

Math prospective teachers must be able to think creatively and solve problems. The study looked into preservice teachers’ creative thinking and problem-solving abilities in statistics. The investigation was guided by a correlational design in a public university in the Philippines. Stratified random sampling was used to select the 103 study participants from two teacher education programs. Through google forms, data were collected using Torrance et al. (2008)’s tests of creative thinking and researcher-made statistics problem test. The findings revealed that preservice teachers have commendable creative thinking, particularly fluency, flexibility, and elaboration skills, but they lack problem-solving skills in statistics, specifically with central tendency, dispersion, and position measures. The correlational analysis revealed no link between creative thinking and problem-solving. Still, creative thinking and problem-solving courses are recommended to help preservice teachers develop their fundamental skills as mathematics educators.

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Jupeth Pentang, Western Philippines University

JUPETH TORIANO PENTANG is a faculty member at Western Philippines University. He handles undergraduate courses in mathematics education and social sciences. In addition, he provided technical services as a project leader, training coordinator, and resource speaker in various extension activities, as well as a peer reviewer in international journals. Further, he has several research publications (three papers indexed in Scopus and one on the Web of Science).
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2022-11-20

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Pentang, J., Bacangallo, L., Buella, R., Rentasan, K., & Bautista, R. (2022). CREATIVE THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING: CAN PRESERVICE TEACHERS THINK CREATIVELY AND SOLVE STATISTICS PROBLEMS?. Studies in Technology and Education, 1(1), 13–27. https://doi.org/10.55687/ste.v1i1.23

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): Studies in Technology and Education (STE)

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