Abstract
The present study aimed to test the effectiveness of two learning models, namely Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Integrated Problem-Based Learning and Digital Mind Maps (PBL-DMM) in improving student creativity. This experiment employed a pretest-posttest control group design and involved 103 participants. An essay test was used to evaluate the participants’ creativity. The results showed that both PBL and PBL-DMM had an effect on creativity, yet among these two learning models, PBL-DMM was considered more effective to boost student creativity.
Highlights
Changes and a more competitive landscape in the 21st century require colleges and universities to be extra conscientious in preparing their graduates to embark on the work field and possess various skills needed for a particular job (Frydenberg & Andone, 2011)
The highest score on fluency was found in the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) class (74.55), followed by the Problem-Based Learning and Digital Mind Maps (PBL-Digital Mind Maps (DMM)) (73.33), and the traditional class (63.44)
The results of this study have proven that PBL and PBL-DMM are effective in improving student creativity
Summary
Changes and a more competitive landscape in the 21st century require colleges and universities to be extra conscientious in preparing their graduates to embark on the work field and possess various skills needed for a particular job (Frydenberg & Andone, 2011). Among the many important skills that need to be mastered by the students to survive in the current century, creativity should be considered paramount (Chu et al, 2017; Tan, Lee, Ponnusamy, & Koh, 2016). Creativity is part of the 21st-century skills (Chan & Yuen, 2014) so that it needs to be empowered through learning (Csikszentmihalyi, 2012). Creativity plays a key role in the advancement of human civilization and affects human lifestyles (Chang, Wang, & Lee, 2016). It has social and economic implications and a positive effect on individuals’ personality aspects (Chen, 2016). Creativity can act as an important aspect of competitiveness with innovation as its focus (Kuo et al, 2017)
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