RESEARCH ARTICLE
The Relationship Between Teaching Style and Student Creativity in Primary Schools
Xiao Rao,
Xinyi He,
Junsheng Wu,
Lan Jiao,
Xiao Rao
Department and Institute of Psychology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Search for more papers by this authorJunsheng Wu
Department and Institute of Psychology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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Lan Jiao
Department and Institute of Psychology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
Correspondence: Lan Jiao ([email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorXiao Rao,
Xinyi He,
Junsheng Wu,
Lan Jiao,
Xiao Rao
Department and Institute of Psychology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
Search for more papers by this authorXinyi He
School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Search for more papers by this authorJunsheng Wu
Department and Institute of Psychology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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Lan Jiao
Department and Institute of Psychology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
Correspondence: Lan Jiao ([email protected])
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Teachers' teaching styles play a crucial role in students' creativity. However, previous studies have focused only on variable-centered research methods that presuppose teachers to be of a particular type, which does not correspond to real-life contexts in which they teach. Therefore, this study will use a person-centered approach, latent profile analysis (LPA), to assess the impact of teachers' teaching styles on students' creativity. This study used cluster sampling with a sample of 367 primary school students to investigate the current status of teachers' teaching styles and students' creativity levels as perceived by the students from the student's point of view. The results showed that: (a) there were three subtypes of teachers' teaching styles perceived by primary school students, namely, Balanced, Traditional, and Diverse; (b) Compared to Traditional and Balanced teachers, Diverse teachers are more conducive to the development of students' creativity.
Summary
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Primary school students perceive three distinct teaching styles: Balanced, Traditional, and Diverse.
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The Diverse teaching style is the most effective for fostering students' creativity.
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The Diverse teaching style significantly enhances students' creative growth compared to Traditional or Balanced styles.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Data Availability Statement
The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author, Lan Jiao, upon reasonable request.
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