Creative And Critical Thinking Styles among Pre-Service Teachers in The Institutes of Teacher Education

Ahmad Najmuddin Azmi, Azlina Abdul Rani, Chua Yan Piaw, Loo Fung Ying

Abstract

For decades, teachers have been known to be more creative and critical in order to engage students in teaching and learning. In fact, gender plays a role in determining creative and critical thinking through their achievements, which has a big impact on educational institutions. At the same time, the need for creative and critical-thinking teachers has become a crucial phenomenon. Based on these issues, a study has been employed in three institutes of teacher education to discuss the creative and critical thinking among pre-service teachers (N = 331) in the urban area. In this study, respondents have been selected based on gender and their study programmes, which involve a Program Persediaan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Perguruan  and Program Ijazah Sarjana Muda Perguruan. Using inferential analysis, this study has found that the majority of young female pre-service teachers possess critical thinking styles. However, the study did not anticipate the results that creative thinkers have declined through the time spent in their teachers' training programs. Perhaps this indicates the need to prioritise the development of many young talents in creative thinking, preparing pre-service teachers for enhanced student learning in the future.