DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE TEACHER CREATIVITY AND IBSE
DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE TEACHER CREATIVITY AND IBSE

Author(s): Eva Trnova, Josef Trna
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education
Published by: Scientia Socialis, UAB
Keywords: creativity; development; IBSE; science education; teacher education
Summary/Abstract: Teacher creativity is essential for development of students’ creativity. Creation of methods for development of teacher creativity, as a part of teacher education, is a necessity. Within project PROFILES (Professional Reflection-Oriented Focus on Inquiry-based Learning and Education through Science) we discovered that an effective method of development of science teacher creativity is a training of teachers in implementation of IBSE. Styles of teacher creativity were studied using Kirton’s Adaptation-Innovation Inventory. Levels of creativity were identified by a case study.

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