CREATIVE TEACHING TO INCREASE STUDENTS’ LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT CASE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT TEACHERS - BELHEDJ BOUCHAIB UNIVERSITY CENTRE-AIN TEMOUCHENT

Abstract

Creativity is the effort made by an individual that gives his/her product originality and significance. Many researches have been conducted to emphasise the role of creativity in fostering the critical thinking of learners and their perception of matters surrounding them. However, very few studies have inquired the effect of creativity on the teacher and his/her impact on the learners. Hence, The aim of the current research is to find a way for the application of the investment theory of creativity by the teachers of the English Department, Belhedj Bouchaib University Centre of of Ain Temouchent . It also aims at setting clearly how positive its impact will be on the learners concerning their learning and achievements. The present research is a case study which involves two tools of data collection; a semi-structured questionnaire was addressed to third year English students and first year master students, a semi-structured interview was conducted with the teachers of the English department of Belhedj Bouchaib University Centre of of Ain Temouchent. The data were quantitatively and qualitatively analysed. The analysis of previous data collection tools disclosed that the investment theory of creativity could positively affect the teacher’s performance, and has an impact on his/her learners, if he stood up on the six resources of Sternberg’s theory as a daily basis. The conclusions shows that the investment theory of creativity can be used as multi-tasks tool for having a diverse set of six resources that enables the teachers to foster their creativity level and extent. Therefore, the teachers should dedicate a considerable emphasis for its application with reference to the different circumstances and situations that they may encounter.