The Creativity Levels Of Pre-Service Teachers and the Preferences of a Teacher Model Supporting Creativity

Creativity is significant in the education world. Pre-service teachers who adopt the methods of creativity and benefit from them are as important as the methods that reveal creativity in the teaching process. In this context, the purpose of this study is to measure the creativity levels of pre-service teachers and the preferences of a teacher model supporting creativity. For that purpose, three scales were used and analyzed. The first scale is ‘Hacettepe Personality Inventory scale’; the second scale is “Teacher Index Scale Supporting Creativity (CFTIS Scale)” and the third scale is “Kaufman Creativity Domains Scale Turkish Form (KCAS-TF)” test. According to the findings of the study, it can be claimed that the personality traits and creativity areas of the pre-service teachers and the teaching styles that support creativity are shaped in accordance with these definitions, and that the ability to produce new ideas and the skills to create new ideas are frequently used in the field of creativity, especially by the individuals studying in departments that require artistic creativity. Also, students who receive art education are more creative than those who do not.