Effectiveness of “Mantle of the Expert” In Creative Thinking Skills
Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the Effectiveness
of Mantle of the Expert in creative thinking Skills among the
7th Graders. The study conducted on a sample of 7th Graders at
Kober Secondary Boys School and Upper Kober Elementary
Girls School. The study sample consisted of (100) students
split into two groups (experimental and control). The
researcher adopting the Torrance test for creative thinking the
verbal image "A", and designing a teacher book for the
(Engineering and Measurement) unit according to the mantle
of the expert strategy.
This study adopted quasi-experimental design. It included
two groups (experimental and controlled) in two branches
(males and females) for each group. The controlled group was
taught by using the traditional method whereas the
experimental group by the mantle of the expert. The data
analyzed using (ANCOVA) test to measure the differences in
the development of creative thinking between the control and
experimental groups.
The Conclusions showed that there are statistically
significant differences in the mean scores of the creative
thinking test due to the way, gender and interaction between
them.
Based on the Conclusions of the study, the researcher
recommends the need to use the mantles of the expert in the
teaching of mathematics.