Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 11

Problem-Solving Games on the Development of Pupils’ Critical and Creative Mental Model: An Experimental Study

  • Author:
  • Roziana Shaari1,, Azlineer Sarip2, Azizah Rajab3, Nor Hasliza Binti Md Saad4
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 3343 to 3347

1Associate Professor, School of Human Resource Development and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

2Senior Lecturer, School of Human Resource Development and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

3Associate Professor, Language Academy, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

4Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia

*Corresponding Author: Roziana Shaari, Associate Professor, School of Human Resource Development ad Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. E-mail: rozianas@utm.my

Online published on 27 March, 2020.

Abstract

Problem-solving teaching technique is believed to contribute to critical and creative, pupil-centered learning environment. This article presents results from a study of problem-solving games and the development of pupils’ mental model towards critical and creative thinking. An experimental study was carried out on 163 pupils aged 11 in one primary school in Kangkar Pulai, Johor Bahru district in Malaysia. Quantitative and qualitative results show that pupils’ level critical and creative thinking changed after the intervention of problem-solving games.

Keywords

Problem-solving games, critical and creative thinking, mental model