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RESEARCH PAPER
Comparative Study of Divergent Thinking among Participants in a German Science Competition and Pupils in a Control Group
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University of Oldenburg, GERMANY
Publication date: 2020-07-20
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2020;16(10):em1883
KEYWORDS
21st century skillscreative thinking abilitycreative problem solvingformal educationinformal science educationopen-ended problemsproblem-solving skills
ABSTRACT
Creativity is an important skill that will increasingly play a role in the future professional sphere,
not only in arts and crafts professions but also in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) professions. It is precisely in this field that new methods and products have
to be constantly developed. Therefore, the promotion of high creative potential needs to start at
school. Extracurricular learning activities that prepare pupils for science competitions can also
have an impact on this promotion. Since few studies have explored divergent thinking in school
chemistry classes and extracurricular science competitions, this study aims to show differences in
divergent thinking based on gender, parental academic background and prior participation in a
science competition, using a validated test.
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