Attitudes Toward Creativity Among Saudi EFL Teachers

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" Attitudes Toward Creativity Among Saudi EFL Teachers "
Aldujayn, Norah Nasser Templin, Mark

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1112075
Doc. No	:	TLpq2515696338
Main Entry	:	Aldujayn, Norah Nasser
	:	Templin, Mark
Title & Author	:	Attitudes Toward Creativity Among Saudi EFL Teachers\ Aldujayn, Norah NasserTemplin, Mark
College	:	The University of Toledo
Date	:	2019
student score	:	2019
Degree	:	Ph.D.
Page No	:	102
Abstract	:	Creativity is considered an important skill that should be promoted throughout the educational system. However, teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) in high schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) generally do not appear to use creative approaches for reasons that are not well understood,. Understanding EFL teachers’ attitudes about creativity would provide valuable insights into their practices in the classroom and facilitate the planning and evaluation efforts to promote creativity in classrooms. Using a validated survey instrument adapted from Alqahtani (2016), the researcher collected attitudes toward creativity among 85 female Saudi EFL teachers. The study found that the participating teachers tended to hold process-oriented definitions of creativity, had positive attitudes towards creativity, and viewed themselves as using creative methods. However, they lacked certainty about the definition of creativity and were not confident in their application of creative methods. The implications of these findings in light of the research are discussed in greater detail.
Subject	:	Curriculum development
	:	Education
	:	English as a second language--ESL
	:	Foreign language instruction
	:	Foreign language learning