Physics Textbooks: Do They Promote or Inhibit Students' Creative Thinking

Autor/inn/en	Klieger, Aviva; Sherman, Guy
Titel	Physics Textbooks: Do They Promote or Inhibit Students' Creative Thinking
Quelle	In: Physics Education, 50 (2015) 3, S.305-309 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-9120
DOI	10.1088/0031-9120/50/3/305
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Physics; Textbooks; Creativity; Creative Thinking; Textbook Content; Scientific Concepts; Teaching Methods; Faculty Development; Secondary School Science; High Schools; Qualitative Research; Content Analysis; Foreign Countries; Mechanics (Physics); Questioning Techniques; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Physik; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Kreativität; Kreatives Denken; Lehrbuchtext; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; High school; Oberschule; Qualitative Forschung; Inhaltsanalyse; Ausland; Mechanik; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik
Abstract	Creativity can be viewed from different perspectives, such as the creative thinking process, the product, the creative environment and the individual. The physics domain, which is based on experiments, research, hypotheses and thinking outside the box, can serve as an excellent grounding for creativity development. This article focuses on creative thinking in physics textbooks. Creative thinking includes divergent thinking, which consists of four core components: fluency, flexibility, novelty and elaboration. The purpose of our study is to understand whether and how physics textbooks (such as the Israeli high-school book "Newtonian Mechanics") enable the promotion and development of creative thinking. Findings indicate that they do not, so there is a need to raise physics teachers' awareness of the importance of creative thinking in learning materials. It is advisable for physics teachers to engage in professional development courses in appropriate teaching strategies for the development of this creativity. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01