期刊名称：International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research
电子版ISSN：2148-3868
出版年度：2020
卷号：7
期号：1
页码：240-252
DOI：10.33200/ijcer.689555
语种：English
出版社：Mustafa AYDIN
摘要：This study explores whether mathematics tasks in primary school mathematics textbooks provide opportunities for divergent and convergent thinking. Four mathematics textbooks (one from each of first to fourth grades) are examined for this purpose. A task is divided into three segments for the analysis and the segments are named as the beginning,the intermediary,and the end. These segments are analysed in terms of the numbers of entry points,solution methods,and correct outcomes respectively. The modes of the segments enable us to identify six different tasks. Tasks that definitively have an open-ending (multiple correct outcomes) are considered to have divergent thinking features and those which have only one correct outcome are deemed to have convergent thinking characteristics. The study reveals that the textbooks provide opportunities for both divergent and convergent thinking,yet more chances are particularly given for convergent thinking. The findings are discussed in relation to divergent and convergent thinking alongside creativity and some implications are provided for textbooks studies.
