Abstract

VILLALOBOS-CLAVERIA, Alejandro; SEPULVEDA-OBREQUE, Alejandro; DIAZ-LEVICOY, Danilo  and  OPAZO-SALVATIERRA, Margarita. Indicators of Creativity in School Natural Sciences Textbooks for Chilean Primary Education. Rev. Cient. [online]. 2023, n.46, pp.147-161.  Epub Apr 28, 2029. ISSN 0124-2253.  https://doi.org/10.14483/23448350.19804.

The aim of this research was to analyze the performance indicators of the cognitive ability creating, indicators that are promoted in the educational activities of the textbooks of Natural Sciences of the Seventh and Eighth grade of Chilean primary Education. The type of research was descriptive, and, through multi-methods, quantitative and qualitative elements were integrated to respond to the purpose of the study. The data was collected using a scheme of a priori categories, based on indicators of creativity, which definitions were built from the literature review. The results show that, among the indicators of creating, the most frequent are elaborating and designing (19.23%); and that in all the thematic units present in the school textbooks, there are educational activities that promote the cognitive ability to create, although its registration frequency fluctuates between 5.26% and 15.38%. In conclusion, in the Natural Sciences textbooks, cognitive skills of the creating level are promoted; however, the frequency is low and insufficient for students to generate ideas, provide solutions and formulate proposals.

Keywords : experimental sciences; creativity; primary education; teaching; textbooks..

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