Cultivating divergent thinking in mathematics through an open-ended approach |
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| Authors: | Oh Nam Kwon Jee Hyun Park Jung Sook Park |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Mathmatics Education, Seoul National University, 151-742 Seoul, Gwanak-gu, Korea |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to develop a program to help cultivate divergent thinking in mathematics based on open-ended
problems and to investigate its effect. The participants were 398 seventh grade students attending middle schools in Seoul.
A method of pre- and post-testing was used to measure mainly divergent thinking skills through open-ended problems. The results
indicated that the treatment group students performed better than the comparison students overall on each component of divergent
thinking skills, which includes fluency, flexibility, and originality. The developed program can be a useful resource for
teachers to use in enhancing their students’ creative thinking skills. An open-ended approach in teaching mathematics suggested
in this paper may provide a possible arena for exploring the prospects and possibilities of improving mathematical creativity. |
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| Keywords: | mathematical creativity divergent thinking open-ended approach |
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