INVESTIGATION THE MEDIATING ROLE OF THINKING STYLE IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS' EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND STUDENTS 'CREATIVITY

Ahmadi Fagih, Maryam; Zarghamhajebi, Majid; Monirpoor, Nader

doi:10.30465/fabak.2020.5000

INVESTIGATION THE MEDIATING ROLE OF THINKING STYLE IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS' EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND STUDENTS 'CREATIVITY

Document Type : Scientific- research

Authors

Maryam Ahmadi Fagih ¹

Majid Zarghamhajebi ²

Nader Monirpoor ²

¹ PhD Student of Educational Psychology, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom,

² Assistant Professor of Department of Educational Psychology, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran

10.30465/fabak.2020.5000

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between teachers' emotional intelligence fit model and students' creativity with the mediation role of students' thinking style through a correlational methodology. For the statistical population, 10th and 11th grade female students living in Qom in the academic year of 2018-2019 were selected. The sample included 415 students and Art and Composition teachers (approximately 28 teachers ) who were selected by multistage cluster random sampling. Bar-on Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (for teachers) and Sternberg's thinking style, and Torrance's creativity questionnaires (for students) were used as research tools. Findings of the structural equations indicated that the model fitted well with the research data (X2 / df = 0.438, RMSEA = 0.0001, CFI = 1, IFI = 1, GFI = 0.99, NFI = 0.99).The findings of path analysis indicated that emotional intelligence on thinking style had direct effect .Thus, thinking style had direct effect on creativity. The mediating role of thinking style on students' creativity was confirmed.The findings probably inferred the concept that teachers 'emotional intelligence and student`s thinking style are of overriding importance in fostering students' creativity.It is recommended that the model shoud be examined in different cultures.

Keywords

Emotional intelligence of teachers"

" emotion"

"students' creativity"

" thinking style"

"creative thinking