Encouraging Creativity in Younger School Age Pupils in Mathematics Lessons

Kreativnost je pojam koji sadrži različite definicije. Ključni pojam u kreativnosti je osobni rast i razvoj, kako pišu Dubovicki i Omićević (2016), kreativnost se smatra osobinom pojedinca koji se ispunjava do punog potencijala. Kreativnost je potrebna u svakodnevnom radu i u napretku. Osim u svakodnevnom životu, kreativnost je ključna u nastavi. Svaki nastavni predmet treba izvoditi kroz kreativne pristupe, kako učitelji, tako i učenici. Poticanje kreativnosti u svakom nastavnom predmetu pa tako i u nastavi Matematike, ključni je element za dobar osobni rast i razvoj svakog učenika. Međutim, nastava ne može biti kreativna ako učitelj ne potiče kreativnost i sve to je jedan „začarani krug“ koji vodi do uspješne nastave. Proučavanje literature koja govori o poticanju kreativnosti u nastavi Matematike i provedba istraživanja polazište je za pisanje ovog rada. Cilj rada otkriti je koje aktivnosti potiču kreativnost u nastavi Matematike kod učenika mlađe školske dobi. Istraživanje je provedeno strukturiranim intervjuom s 20 učenika četvrtih razreda mlađe školske dobi u OŠ Vladimira Nazora u Vinkovcima. Tako provedeno istraživanje otkriva da različite igre i aktivnosti koje potiču dodatan rad, pozitivno utječu na učeničku kreativnost i motiviranost za rad. Zato se ovim radom želi osvijestiti da kreativnost učitelja utječe na kreativnost učenika, učiti se može kroz zabavu, a takav pristup učenju posebno je pogodan za matematičke zadatke.Creativity is a term that contains a number of different definitions. A key concept in creativity is personal growth and development and as Dubovicki and Omićević (2016) writes, creativity is a considered characteristic of an individual who fulfill himself to his full potencial. Creativity is needed in every day work and in progress. In adition in everyday life, creativity is key in teaching. Each subject should be performed through creative approaches, both teachers and students. Stimulating creativity in every subject, including in Maths classes, is a key item for good personal growth and development of each student. However, teaching cannot be creative if the teacher does not encourage creativity and all this is one „vicious circle“ that leads to successful teaching. The study of literature that talks about stimulating creativity in Mathematics teaching and contucting research is the starting point for writing this graduating thesis. The aim of the graduating thesis is the found out which activities stimulate creativity in Math classes in students of younger school age. The research was conducted through interviews with twenty fourth-grade students of younger school age at Vladimir Nazor Primary School in Vinkovci. The research contucted in this way reveals that different games and activities that encourage additional work, have a positive effect on student creativity and motivation to work. That's why this work wants to raise awareness that the creativity of the student, can be learned through entertainment, and such an approach to learning is esspecially suitable for mathematical tasks