Exploring Perceptions and Practices of Prospective Teachers: Unpacking Creativity Beliefs
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- 10.2991/978-2-38476-273-6_108How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Creativity; Perception; Teaching Beliefs; Creative Teacher
- Abstract
A teacher's optimistic belief in creativity can encourage and motivate students to be more creative. This study aims to analyze the perception of prospective elementary school teachers on the confidence of teacher creativity in teaching practice. This research design uses a mixed method to thoroughly investigate the perceptions and practices of future teachers related to belief in creativity. Sixty-one prospective elementary school teachers with teaching experience in microteaching, tutoring, and campus became participants. Prospective teachers’ perceptions of teaching creativity using a creativity questionnaire consisting of 19 items, assessing aspects of invention in learning, peer support, curriculum support, and college. The results of qualitative research using interviews to explore in depth the beliefs of prospective teachers related to teaching creativity. The analysis results show that most prospective teachers have high confidence in teacher creativity, especially in designing learning material content. The implications of these findings emphasize the importance of boosting teacher candidates’ confidence through diverse teaching experiences, supporting collaboration between teachers, and ensuring that the curriculum supports teacher creativity to create innovative learning environments.
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TY - CONF AU - Nurratri Kunia Sari AU - Siswandari Siswandari AU - Sadjidan Sadjidan AU - Sukarmin Sukarmin PY - 2024 DA - 2024/08/02 TI - Exploring Perceptions and Practices of Prospective Teachers: Unpacking Creativity Beliefs BT - Proceedings of 5th Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Science 2023 PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1052 EP - 1061 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-273-6_108 DO - 10.2991/978-2-38476-273-6_108 ID - Sari2024 ER -