The Effects of Using the Swartz Model on Developing Creative Thinking Skills of Seventh Grade Pupils in Mathematics in the City of Aqaba

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of using the Swartz‏ ‏model on developing creative thinking skills among seventh-grade pupils in the Aqaba Governorate. To achieve the aim of the study, the innovative thinking test prepared by the researcher was applied as was administered as a pre-post-test to on the study participants who were (88) male and female students from King Abdullah II School for Excellence in Aqaba Governorate. They were divided into two groups, an experimental and a control group. The participants of the experimental group were taught using the Swartz Model and the participants of the control group received regular instruction. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) due to the effect of the method on the development of all creative thinking skills (fluency, flexibility, originality) in favour of the experimental group. It also showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) due to the effect of gender on the development of all creative thinking skills (fluency, flexibility, originality). The study recommended the necessity of activating the Swartz‏ model in teaching mathematics because of its effective role in developing creative thinking skills.