Proceedings of 5th Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Science 2023

Exploring Perceptions and Practices of Prospective Teachers: Unpacking Creativity Beliefs

Authors
Nurratri Kunia Sari1, 2, *, Siswandari Siswandari1, Sadjidan Sadjidan1, Sukarmin Sukarmin1
1Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia
2Universitas Veteran Bangun Nusantara, Sukoharjo, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: nurratrikurniasari@student.uns.ac.id
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Nurratri Kunia Sari
Available Online 2 August 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-273-6_108How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Creativity; Perception; Teaching Beliefs; Creative Teacher
Abstract

A teacher's optimistic belief in creativity can encourage and motivate students to be more creative. This study aims to analyze the perception of prospective elementary school teachers on the confidence of teacher creativity in teaching practice. This research design uses a mixed method to thoroughly investigate the perceptions and practices of future teachers related to belief in creativity. Sixty-one prospective elementary school teachers with teaching experience in microteaching, tutoring, and campus became participants. Prospective teachers’ perceptions of teaching creativity using a creativity questionnaire consisting of 19 items, assessing aspects of invention in learning, peer support, curriculum support, and college. The results of qualitative research using interviews to explore in depth the beliefs of prospective teachers related to teaching creativity. The analysis results show that most prospective teachers have high confidence in teacher creativity, especially in designing learning material content. The implications of these findings emphasize the importance of boosting teacher candidates’ confidence through diverse teaching experiences, supporting collaboration between teachers, and ensuring that the curriculum supports teacher creativity to create innovative learning environments.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of 5th Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Science 2023
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
2 August 2024
ISBN
978-2-38476-273-6
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-273-6_108How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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AU  - Siswandari Siswandari
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