STUDENTS` CONCEPTIONS ABOUT CREATIVITY: a CASE STUDY IN 3RD CYCLE OF BASIC EDUCATION Aldina Rodrigues1 1Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (PORTUGAL) aldina_rodrigues@iol.pt aldinarodrigues6@gmail.com

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Summary 1) Introduction 2) Experimental - Methodology 3) Participants 4) Questionnaire Survey 5) Results and Discussion 6)Conclusions

1) Introduction Important development of Creativity in educational Context Creativity is motivates the students for learning and school success Delineate strategies and teaching methodologies that promote creative thinking

1) Introduction Environments Contexts about the use of tasks and Technology Analyzing conceptions students about Creativity concept

2) Experimental Methodology Qualitative, interpretative and with the case study Three cases studies – Case I, Case II and Case III Questionnaire survey for data analysis (one question) Elaboration the categories of analysis

3) Participants 80 Portuguese students of 3rd cycle of basic education Year 2013/2014 and school AG1 Case I -17 students aged from 12-14 Case II - 28 students aged from 12-17 Year 2014/2015 and school AG2 Case III-35 students aged from 12-15

4) Questionnaire Survey Question seven about study conceptions of creativity: “What is creativity for you?” Questionnaire survey about eleven questions (1-6 of age, gender, school year and school success)

5) Results and Discussion “What is creativity for you?” Categories Case I (7th year) Case II (8th year) Case III (9th year) Imagination 9 (53%) 7 (25%) 9 (26%) Create Something new and different 6 (41%) 17 (61%) 24 (69%) Others 2 (6%) 4 (14%) 2 (5%) Full 17 (100%) 28 (100%) 35 (100%) In categorie others of expressions by type: to be free and fun; when you something to encourage someone and teacher of discipline.

5) Results and Discussion Responses representatives Creativity is the imagination we have to accomplish the tasks (P 14, Case I ) For me creativity is having original ideas and creating things (in this case classes) that are somehow motivating and in a way fun (P 5, Case II) They are new ideas, different from the common ones (P 1, Case III)

5) Results and Discussion Existence of different conceptions about concept of creativity Case I (7th year) – Creativity is Imagination (53%) Results four investigations: Department for Education and Skills Romo Sternberg and Lubart Vygotsky

5) Results and Discussion Case II (8th year) and Case III (9th year) – Creativity is Create Something New and Different (61% and 69%) Results four studies: Ervynck Leikin Martínez Goswami Henriksen

6) Conclusions Participants conceptions about creativity concept is: Case I - Imagination Case II and Case III – Create Something New and Different Development studies about mathematical creativity conceptions Futures recommendations Environment class and reflection of teaching practices of teachers

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