Abstract
The study aimed to investigate the degree of using creative thinking skills byIslamic education teachers at secondary schools in Sana’a city. It also aimed toidentify the significance of statistical differences between the average degree oftheir use according to gender, qualification, school, and experience. To achievethe objectives of the study, a questionnaire consisting of (47) items covering fivebasic skills was developed and administered to a sample of (295) male andfemale teachers working in public and private secondary schools. The studyresults showed that the degree of using creative thinking skills by teachers, ingeneral, was moderate, at a mean of (3.23), and a relative weight of (64.57%).The most used skills were fluency, followed by elaboration with a mediumdegree, and the least used skill was originality. The results also showed thatthere were no statistically significant differences between the average degree ofusing creative thinking skills by Islamic education teachers in relation to gender,school, and experience, whereas there was a statistically significant difference ata level less than (0.05) in relation to the type of qualification in the elaborationskill of the overall questionnaire in relation to the differences in the attitudeof Islamic educational teachers. In light of the results, the study recommendedpaying attention to training Islamic education teachers on how to developcreative thinking skills and preparing practical guides to familiarize teacherswith strategies and methods of developing thinking.
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