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ERIC Number: ED630517
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 198
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3684-4857-2
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Understanding Creative Pedagogy of Saudi High School STEM Teachers: Three Case Studies of Mawhiba and Public Science Classes
Bojulaia, Maryam Salman
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Western Michigan University
The Saudi government recently emphasized creative thinking in the education context to change the country's economy from an oil-based economy to a mindset-based economy (Vision 2030, n.d.). On the other hand, the recent version of the challenges in Saudi K-12 education indicates that significant obstacles impede the promotion of creative thinking. Conventional teaching methods focus on rote memorization and have limited concentration on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.This research aims to describe and compare the creative pedagogy experiences of STEM educators in a Mawhiba classroom (customized classroom for creative and gifted students) and a public classroom (for average students) within three cases from four Saudi high school teachers' perspectives. The research uses a descriptive qualitative approach through triangulating data from multiple sources. The analysis approach was "a priori" coding.The results indicate that the creative instructional practices of the participating Saudi STEM teachers differ based on the teacher's position ("teacher of gifted students," "teacher of average students"), not on the learning contexts ("Mawhiba, public classrooms"). Both types of teachers in both learning contexts implement instructional practices geared toward preparing students for examinations. Therefore, the study's findings argue that developing students' thinking skills and conceptual understanding are priorities over memorizing knowledge for the test. Further, there is a need to change the perceived value of creativity in Saudi society from believing that creativity is limited to practices in the "Mawhiba" classroom to the conception that creativity is for everyone regardless of the teacher's position or the learning context. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
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