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Designing Creativity Developing Activities and Studying the Effects on Students in Web-Based Learning Environments

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This study aims at analyzing, the effects of Web-based teaching method on students’ creativity, supported by smart learning environment compatible activities which were designed to improve students’ creative thinking abilities. In this research, pre-test–post-test control group design was used. This study was carried out with 62 students at 6th grade at an elementary school in Istanbul. As a part of the research, two classes were chosen by randomization method. Traditional teaching methods and techniques were used in one of the classes, while in the other class Web-based teaching method was applied. In both groups, activities to improve students’ creative thinking skills developed by the researchers were used. While these activities were being designed, 40 experts who conducted studies in creativity field were consulted. Research data were obtained by means of Torrance Test of Creative Thinking Verbal A and B forms.

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Acknowledgements

This study consists of a part of the first author’s Ph.D. thesis which is titled “The Effect of Web-Based Learning Supported by Creativity Improving Activities on Students’ Achievement and Creativity” and was conducted under second author and was supported by Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Istanbul University. Project Number: 19735. We would like to thank the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Istanbul University.

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    Sezer Köse Biber & Zerrin Ayvaz Reis

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Biber, S.K., Reis, Z.A. (2016). Designing Creativity Developing Activities and Studying the Effects on Students in Web-Based Learning Environments. In: Li, Y., et al. State-of-the-Art and Future Directions of Smart Learning. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-868-7_11

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