RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LATERAL THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY OF THE HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

Mrs. S. Cynthia Gnanamalar; Dr. M. Vasimalairaja

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LATERAL THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY OF THE HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

Mrs. S. Cynthia Gnanamalar, Dr. M. Vasimalairaja

Abstract :

The most successful classrooms are those that encourage students to think for themselves and engage in Lateral Thinking. Lateral Thinking allows to think about their own thoughts and the reasons behind it. As one thinks laterally, they find a way to solve problems effectively and efficiently. The main objective of the study was to find out the relationship of lateral thinking and problem–solving ability of higher secondary school teachers. A sample of 300 higher secondary school teachers from Tiruchirapalli, Pudukottai and Thanjavur District were selected using the simple random sampling technique. Self–prepared tool consisting of 40 items was used to measure Lateral Thinking and 30 items was used to measure Problem–Solving Ability. The result indicated that there exists a significant relationship between the Lateral Thinking and Problem–Solving Ability of Higher Secondary School Teachers