Computer Games Development and Appreciative Learning Approach in Enhancing Students' Creative Perception

Autor/inn/en	Eow, Yee Leng; Ali, Wan Zah bte Wan; Mahmud, Rosnaini bt.; Baki, Roselan
Titel	Computer Games Development and Appreciative Learning Approach in Enhancing Students' Creative Perception
Quelle	In: Computers & Education, 54 (2010) 1, S.146-161 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1315
DOI	10.1016/j.compedu.2009.07.019
Schlagwörter	Control Groups; Research Design; Human Capital; Computer Assisted Instruction; Creativity; Secondary School Students; Creative Thinking; Experimental Groups; Pretests Posttests; Electronic Learning; Instructional Design; Educational Technology; Computer Science Education; Computer Software; Instructional Effectiveness; Instructional Material Evaluation; Adoption (Ideas); Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Learning Theories; Computers; Games; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Forschungsdesign; Humankapital; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Kreativität; Sekundarschüler; Kreatives Denken; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsmedien; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Unterrichtserfolg; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Digitalrechner; Game; Spiel; Spiele
Abstract	Creativity is an important entity in developing human capital while computer games are the current generation's contemporary tool. This study focused on the teaching of computer games development in order to enhance the creative perception of secondary school children. The study applied randomised subjects, with control group experimental design, which involved 69 Malaysian form one students, aged 13-14 year-old. Different pedagogical strategies were being investigated on the abilities to enhance students' creative perception. Treatment group adopted appreciative learning approach, which was based on Appreciative Inquiry (AI) theory. Meanwhile, control group adopted self-paced learning, followed by do-it-yourself session. Previous studies indicated that although appreciative learning approach is still in its infancy development, the approach is gaining its momentum in educational settings as it focuses on strengthening a person's capacities and potential. Students' creative perception was assessed using Khatena-Torrance Creative Perception Inventory (KTCPI). It was found students in treatment group gained a mean score of 71.82, which was significantly higher at 0.05 level of significance compared to the mean score of 50.49 exhibited by the control group. Yet, both treatment and control groups showed significant increases in pre-to-post-test scores. Dimensions within KTCPI were further analysed in order to present a better picture of students' creative perception. As a conclusion, different pedagogical strategy generated different level of creative perception enhancement. (Contains 7 tables and 7 figures.) (As Provided).
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