أثر الرسوم الكاريكاتيرية في تنمية مهارات التفكير الإبداعي في مادة العلوم لدى طلبة الصف الرابع الأساسي

Abstract EN

Learning a set of specific skills is no longer as valuable in today’s world as it has been in the past.

Today’s world is dynamic and rapidly evolving.

It requires us to learn how to be more creative and adaptable, which is exactly what prepares students for the real life outside classroom.

Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impact of caricature drawing on developing creative thinking skills in science among (4th) grade students of basic education.

The sample of the study consisted of (162) 4th grade students.

Two schools were selected randomly from one governorate in Sultanate of Oman.

The students were divided into two groups : The experimental group consisted of (83) students (38) male and (45) female who studied the unit of electricity, movement and heat through the teacher guide for scientific activities which has been designed and prepared by the researchers specifically for the purposes of this study.

The second group is the control which consisted of (79) students (39) male and (40) female.

The control group studied the same unit but by the conventional method.

The cooperated teachers received training on how to employ the guide and its content (caricature pictures, activities, teaching strategies and evaluation tools).

All group have studied the same unit for (11) weeks during the second semester of the academic year 2015 / 2016.

To answer the research questions, the researchers used the Torrance test for pre and post applications.

The researchers also used the results obtained by the experimental group students in the designed activities as another source in order to make sure of the effectiveness of the independent factor of this study in developing creative thinking skills.

Results of the study revealed that there were statistically significant differences at (a = 0.001) between the two groups in in Torrance test - overall and the three skills : fluency-flexibility-originality–in favor of experimental group.

On the other hand, results showed that differences between male and female students were not significant and also the interaction between group and gender was not significant.

The results also showed statistically significant differences at (a = 0.001) for Pearson correlation values between the students’ scores both measuring tolls (Torrance test and creative thinking activities).

Accordingly, the study recommends the use of caricature drawing in order to help students developing creative thinking skills.