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Effects of using invention learning approach on inventive abilities: A mixed method study

Author(s) -

Wongkraso Paisan,

Sitti Somsong,

Piyakun Araya

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

educational research and reviews

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1990-3839

DOI - 10.5897/err2015.2117

Subject(s) - creativity , mathematics education , computer science , psychology , qualitative property , focus (optics) , invention , engineering , machine learning , social psychology , physics , optics , electrical engineering

This study aims to enhance inventive abilities for secondary students by using the Invention Learning Approach. Its activities focus on creating new inventions based on the students’ interests by using constructional tools. The participants were twenty secondary students who took an elective science course that provided instructional units integrated with the Invention Learning Approach for 40 h, over a period of 20 weeks. A mixed-method approach was used to investigate and analyze the data. The results of this study indicated a significant increase in their inventive abilities. The qualitative data reported that students benefited from learning by this approach. Findings of this study can be used to determine how innovation and creativity can be fostered through the Invention Learning Approach teaching students how to be more innovative while solving real world problems. Key words: Invention Learning Approach, inventive abilities, invention course, mixed methods.

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