Development of the Rhizomatic Thinking Educational Pattern and Its Influence on the Creativity of Primary School Students in Empirical Science

Rhizomatic approach as one of the effective methods for creativity development can be considered as an appropriate method in teaching science.

The purpose of this research was to develop the educational model of rhizomatological thinking and its effect on creativity development of elementary school students in experimental science.

The research was carried out using quasi-experimental method. The statistical society of all male students was the 6th grade elementary school in the city of Sahneh during the academic year of 1397-98. In order to select an appropriate sample, two classes of Scenic City classes with appropriate educational facilities, expert teachers and high grade students were selected as samples. A 30-member class was assigned to the test group and a 30-member class to the control group. The research tool was Torrance Creativity Questionnaire.

The findings of the covariance analysis showed that the developed pattern of rhizomatous thinking increases the creativity of students in the experimental sciences.