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Design Thinking for Creative Teaching of Chemistry.

Komathy Veerasinghan, Balamuralithara Balakrishnan, Muhd Ibrahim Muhamad Damanhuri, Kumaran Gengatharan

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i3/8979

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The current problem in chemistry education is the lack of creative teaching in a chemistry classroom. There is a lack of exploration in learning experiences that engage students in realistic, thought-provoking problems, working with others, and applying their knowledge, skills, and creativity to find solutions to real-world problems. One of the biggest challenges for Malaysian secondary chemistry education is that few guidelines or models exist regarding teaching chemistry creatively in the classroom. Therefore, this paper provided a systematic and analytical strategy in mapping out and offering a critical review on design thinking in education. Overall, this study recognized the gains that can be made from utilizing Design Thinking in education, especially in the global quest of teaching 21st-century skills, and had recommended using Design Thinking in the Lesson plan and Project-Based Learning. This paper also suggested a need to pursue further studies on developing a Design Thinking framework for creative teaching and how these could motivate and excite students and themselves in the creative teaching of chemistry in the classroom.

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To Cite this Article: Veerasinghan, K., Balakrishnan, B., Damanhuri, M. I. M., & Gengatharan, K. (2021). Design Thinking for Creative Teaching of Chemistry. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(3), 670-687.