Investigating of the mathematical creativity of tenth grade students using open ended problem posing in structured situations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mathematical creativity of tenth grade students using open ended problem posing in structured situations. The research method is descriptive of survey type. The participants in this study were 158 tenth grade gifted students in three cities in the south-east of Tehran province in the academic year 1399-1400. To collect the data, a researcher-made test was used, consisting of two open ended problem posing in structured situations (Stoyanova and Elrton). The validity of the test was confirmed by mathematics educators and experienced mathematics teachers. By using the criterion of Cronbach's alpha, this approximate reliability coefficient (0.71 and 0.82) was obtained. The result showed the math creativity score of the 10th grade students was 0.2082. The results indicated that tenth grade students have a low level of mathematical creativity. In fact, there was no sufficient situations for these students to encounter activities and tasks that enhance mathematical creativity, including problem-solving and ended problem posing in the classroom.