Generative Thinking among Young Zimbabwean Children: A Case of the Third Eye

Mushoriwa, T.D.

doi:10.4314/zjer.v15i3.26033

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“…T.D. Mushoriwa (2003) acknowledges having borrowed from D.R. Shafer's (1973) methodological procedures and instrumentation.…”

Section: Methodology: Research Design Sample Instruments and Data Cmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Ward's (1994) studies on college students' generative thinking, T.D. Mushoriwa (2003) concludes that age is not the sole determinant of generative thinking. The college students in question had drawn earth-like animals when they were asked to draw animals that might be found in other planets.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The results from this study were compared with results from a similar study by T.D. Mushoriwa (2003) on Zimbabwean pupils of the same age and grade levels. T.D.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…T.D. Mushoriwa (2003) finds the foundational nature of generative thinking in the development of other cognitive skills such as image formation, story production and detection of relationships as justification for the investment of time and effort in its study. It being a field of study relatively in its infancy, the rationale for its study becomes even greater.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The thinker goes beyond concrete experiences to the world of possibilities which are not current realities. Generative thinking involves the production of new and original solutions to problems and encapsulates novelty and utility (Mushoriwa, 2003).…”

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Testing generative thinking among Swazi children

Mushoriwa

Sibanda²,

Nkambule

2009

Nig. J. Guide. Counsel.

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This study tested and compared the generative thinking of second graders (7-8year olds) and fifth graders (10-11year olds) as a means to assess how generative thinking develops among children. Results from this study were compared with results obtained by Mushoriwa (2003) in a similar study in Zimbabwe in order to see if the development of generative thinking follows a similar pattern in different environments. Data were sourced from 40 second-graders and 40 fifth graders randomly selected from schools around Manzini. The survey research design was used, with interviews employed to collect the data. Crosstabs and a two-sample t-test were used to analyse the data. The study found no significant differences in generative thinking between second and fifth graders in the Swazi sample. In the comparative analyses, while significant differences in eye placements were observed between second graders in Swaziland and second graders in Zimbabwe, no significant differences in eye placements were observed between fifth graders in Swaziland and fifth graders in Zimbabwe. As for reasons/explanations for eye placements, significant differences between Swazi and Zimbabwean children were noted at both second grade and fifth grade levels. The study recommended the use, by teachers, of pedagogy that is promotive of generative thinking as well as the need for further research in the area focusing on environmental factors influencing the nature and developmental pattern of generative thinking.

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“…T.D. Mushoriwa (2003) acknowledges having borrowed from D.R. Shafer's (1973) methodological procedures and instrumentation.…”

Section: Methodology: Research Design Sample Instruments and Data Cmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The results from this study were compared with results from a similar study by T.D. Mushoriwa (2003) on Zimbabwean pupils of the same age and grade levels. T.D.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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