PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS IN MATHEMATICS

Abstract

To develop creative thinking skills while learning mathematics in primary school, it is
important to have a description of creative thinking skills and an instrument to measure these
skills. The article presents: 1) a description of creative thinking skills, 2) a tool developed by the
authors, empirically tested, and substantiated for measuring creative thinking skills (test), 3) the
results of research analysis by groups of creative thinking skills (exploration and ideas
generation; formulating questions and finding solutions) and gender.
Keywords: creative thinking skills, mathematics, primary school.