Examining influencing factors of teacher education students’ creativity in Chongqing Municipality

Abstract

In fostering creativity among teacher education students, attention to both internal and external factors is crucial. This study explores the impact of curriculum teaching on student creativity. Using a quantitative approach, 349 students from three Chongqing universities were surveyed. Results indicate that intrinsic motivation and teaching models significantly affect student creativity. Teacher influence and learner traits also play a role, although to a lesser extent. Surprisingly, the learning environment showed no significant relationship with creativity. These findings inform recommendations for innovative teaching strategies to enhance student creativity.

Keywords:

• Teacher education students
• creativity
• influencing factors
• Chongqing Municipality

REVIEWING EDITOR:

• Ramanathan Subramaniam, Nanyang Technological University National Institute of Education, Singapore

SUBJECTS:

• Higher education
• Creativity
• Teachers & Teacher Education

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Xiaoyan Zhong

Xiaoyan Zhong, 1. Position: Associate Professor, Master’s Supervisor. College of Teacher Education, Southwest University. 2. Courses taught: Intelligent teaching, science and technology education, teacher education. 3. Publications: (1) Led 8 projects, including: ① “Central University Basic Research Industry Special Project" of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance of China, ②Chongqing Higher Education Teaching Reform Research Project, ③ Southwest University Education Teaching Reform Research Project, and the Network and Continuing Education Teaching Research Project. (2) Published over 10 papers in core journals such as “China Educational Technology”, “E-education Research”, “Education and Information Technologies”, and related important international academic conferences. (3) Editor in chief or co-editor of 7 relevant academic works, university planning textbooks, and primary and secondary school textbooks. 4. Representative achievements: (1) Design and Practice of High School Programming Teaching Mode Based on Deep Learning Theory [J]. Journal of Southwest University (Natural Science Edition), 2023,45 (06): 23–34, (2) Exploring the Path to Solving the Teaching Dilemma of Information Technology Courses [J]. The Guide of Science & Education, 2023 (15): 125–127, (3) Comparative Study on the Application of Information Technology Teaching from the Perspective of Reciprocity: A Case Study Based on Sister Schools of the Sino Canadian Reciprocal Learning Project [J]. China Information Technology Education, 2021 (06): 107–112.

Kun Qu

Kun Qu, 1. Position: Associate Professor, Master’s Supervisor. College of Education, Southwest University. 2. Courses taught: Educational technology. 3. Publications: (1) Led 10 projects, including: ① “Central University Basic Research Industry Special Project" of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance of China, ② Chongqing Higher Education Teaching Reform Research Project, ③ Southwest University Education Teaching Reform Research Project, and the Network and Continuing Education Teaching Research Project. (2) Published over 20 papers in core journals such as “China Educational Technology”, “E-education Research”, “Education and Information Technologies”, and related important international academic conferences. (3) Editor in chief or co-editor of 10 relevant academic works, university planning textbooks, and primary and secondary school textbooks.

Deyuan Zhang

Deyuan Zhang, 1. Position: Teacher education student, College of Mathematics and Statistics, Southwest University.