The Degree of Practicing Creative Thinking Skills by Basic School Teachers in Emirate of Sharjah from their Point of View

Abstract

This study aimed at finding out the degree of practicing creative thinking skills by basic school teachers in Emirate of Sharjah, from their point of view. The descriptive – survey methodology was used in the study. The study sample consisted of (50) female teachers of the basic stage. A questionnaire was developed to collect the study data. It consisted of (22) items, distributed on five domains: (fluency, flexibility, sensitivity to problems, taking risk and enriching detail skills). Validity and reliability of the tool were assured. The findings showed that the degree of practicing creative thinking skills by basic female school teachers was high from their point of view. There were no statistically significant differences at (α ≤ 0.05) in the degree of practicing creative thinking skills by the basic female school teachers in Al – Sharjah Emirate attributed to academic qualification and experience variables. Among the recommendations of the study was: Supporting the effectiveness of practicing creative thinking skills of the basic female school teachers in Emirate of Sharjah.