The Impact of Using the Imaginative Thinking Strategy on Developing Creativity among Primary School Students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effect of the use of the strategy of imaginative thinking in the development of creativity among primary school students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The semi-experimental approach was used in the design of the one independent group. The study sample consisted of 30 students in the sixth grade of the First primary school in Al-Hawiya. The researcher prepared learning situations in support of the curriculum that address some cultural issues. The tool used for collecting the data was the Torrance Formal Test for Creative Thinking. After completing the study, the statistical analyses were carried out. The results of the study revealed that there were differences between the mean scores of the pro and post measurements of the experimental group on creative thinking skills (fluency, flexibility, originality and details( and the total score in the direction of dimensional measurement, and one of the most prominent recommendations is to allow students to express their imagination as it is important to increase their learning and to detect the creative students.