The effect of infographic-based education on students' creativity

Numerous authors and experts have stated that creativity is an essential tool needed to deal with the current and changing world; Therefore, educators are responsible for developing students' creative capacities. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of infographic-based education on the creativity of ninth grade junior high school female students.

This quasi-experimental study was conducted using a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. 60 people were selected by simple random sampling method and after matching were in the control and experimental groups. The instrument used in the study was the Torrance pencil and paper creativity test. The reliability of the measurement tool in a pilot study using Cronbach's alpha was 0.80 for data analysis by descriptive method (mean, standard deviation) One-way analysis of covariance was used for inferential statistics.

The results of one-way analysis of covariance showed that there is a significant difference between the mean creativity scores of students who were trained using infographics and students who were trained with the usual method and the use of infographics in teaching the experimental group increased creativity. Also, the findings of the study on the components of creativity, which are research hypotheses, showed that education using infographics has led to an increase in fluid components, flexibility, expansion and initiative.

The above research showed that education using infographics has a significant effect on creativity and all its dimensions more than traditional methods and has increased students' creativity.