The Mediating Role of Creativity in Impact of Learning Strategies on Innovation of high schools in Mazandaran Province

The aim of this study was to evaluate the mediating role of creativity in the impact of learning strategies on the innovation of secondary schools in Mazandaran province. The research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of research method. The statistical population includes teachers of girls 'and boys' secondary schools (tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades) in Mazandaran province in the summer of 1399 with a number of 6420 people (3870 females and 2550 males) and sampling method; It was determined as a multi-stage relative class based on Cochran's formula and 364. The data collection tool was a 66-item researcher-made questionnaire that confirmed the validity of the questionnaire in two ways, face validity and content. 0 to 1.00 was determined and the reliability was estimated and confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient for learning, creativity and innovation strategies, 0.84, 0.83 and 0.86, respectively. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 26 and AMOS version 26. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis) were used to analyze the data. Findings showed that learning strategies had a significant positive effect on creativity and innovation and creativity on innovation and creativity played a mediating role in the impact of learning strategies on innovation. In the special model; Structural relationships between the dimensions of learning strategies on the dimensions of creativity and the dimensions of creativity on the dimensions of innovation, in most cases (14 relationships) were approved.