Scale of pedagogical practices for creativity in elementary school: preliminary study of validity

Authors

  • Eunice M. L. Soriano Alencar Universidade Católica de Brasília
  • Denise Souza Fleith Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v11i2.7503

Keywords:

teacher, school, evaluation of educational practices

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to design and validate a scale of pedagogical practices for creativity in elementary school. The 36 item scale, was administered to 398 1st to 4th grade public and private elementary school teachers. An exploratory factor analysis was carried out, identifying seven factors: Incentive to the Production of New Ideas, Interest for the Student’s Learning, Student’s Participation in the Classroom, Incentive to the Student’s Self-Confidence, Traditional Teaching Practices, Valuation of Student’s Ideas and Promotion of Student’s Self-Evaluation. The reliability coefficients varied from .51 to .69, which indicates the need for scale reformulation, with the inclusion of new items and further studies. This instrument may help in the identification of teachers’ beliefs and misconceptions about useful procedures for the development of creativity in the classroom.

Keywords: teacher; school; evaluation of educational practices.

 

Author Biographies

Eunice M. L. Soriano Alencar, Universidade Católica de Brasília

Professora do Programa de Mestrado em Educação da Universidade Católica de Brasília. Bolsista do CNPq.

Denise Souza Fleith, Universidade de Brasília

Professora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Processos de Desenvolvimento Humano e Sáude do Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de Brasília. Pesquisadora do CNPq.

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Alencar, E. M. L. S., & Fleith, D. S. (2007). Scale of pedagogical practices for creativity in elementary school: preliminary study of validity. Interação Em Psicologia, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v11i2.7503

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2007)

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