Teachers' views on creativity in mathematics education: an international survey.

Autor/inn/en	Leikin, Roza; Subotnik, Rena; Pitta-Pantazi, Demetra; Singer, Florence Mihaela; Pelczer, Ildiko
Titel	Teachers' views on creativity in mathematics education: an international survey.
Quelle	In: ZDM : mathematics education, 45 (2013) 2, S. 309-324 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1863-9690; 1863-9704
DOI	10.1007/s11858-012-0472-4
Schlagwörter	Kultur; Kreativität; Lehrer; Schüler; Internationalität
Abstract	The survey described in this paper was developed in order to gain an understanding of culturally-based aspects of creativity associated with secondary school mathematics across six participating countries. All participating countries acknowledge the importance of creativity in mathematics, yet the data show that they take very different approaches to teaching creatively and enhancing students' creativity. Approximately 1,100 teachers from six countries (Cyprus, India, Israel, Latvia, Mexico, and Romania) participated in a 100-item questionnaire addressing teachers' conceptions about: (1) who is a creative student in mathematics, (2) who is a creative mathematics teacher, (3) in what way is creativity in mathematics related to culture, and (4) who is a creative person. We present responses to each conception focusing on differences between teachers from different countries. We also analyze relationships among teachers' conceptions of creativity and their experience, and educational level. Based on factor analysis of the collected data we discuss relevant relationships among different components of teachers' conceptions of creativity as they emerge in countries with different cultures.
Erfasst von	FIZ Karlsruhe - Leibniz-Institut für Informationsinfrastruktur
Update	2013/4