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ERIC Number: EJ1452876
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1479-4802
EISSN: EISSN-1754-0178
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The Relationship between Pre-Service Teachers' Spatial Thinking Ability and Their Mathematical Creativity in the Context of Problem Posing
Ali Bicer; Scott A. Chamberlin; Karla Matute; Traci Jackson; Geoff Krall
Research in Mathematics Education, v26 n3 p544-568 2024
The purpose of this study was to quantify the relationship between pre-service teachers' spatial visualisation skills and their mathematical creativity through problem-posing tasks. A group of 62 pre-service teachers completed the Purdue Spatial Visualisation test and took the mathematical creativity test through problem-posing tasks. Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficients in SPSS-28 were employed to find the correlation between pre-service teachers' spatial visualisation skills and their mathematical creativity (i.e. fluency, flexibility, and originality) through problem-posing tasks. Results showed a moderate to high correlation (r = 0.523) between pre-service teachers' fluency scores and their spatial visualisation scores, and this correlation was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Similarly, the results showed a high correlation (r = 0.619, p < 0.05) between pre-service teachers' flexibility scores and their spatial visualisation scores. However, the results also revealed a weak correlation (r = 0.218) between pre-service teachers' originality scores and their spatial visualisation scores (p = 0.240). Possible explanations for these correlations in relation to existing studies about mathematical creativity and the implication for future studies are provided.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Purdue Spatial Visualization Test
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