English teachers’ creativity in conducting the teaching and learning process in public senior high schools in Bali
Luh Putu Artini, Ni Nyoman Padmadewi

Post Graduate Study Program, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Bali

Abstract

Teachers’ creativity play a major role in determining success in teaching and learning process. This success can be identified through the learning outcome in which students possess the capability to use the foreign language in real life and achieve the 21st century learning skills. Research on teachers’ teaching creativity have been conducted world widely, however it is hardly found in the context of Indonesian schools. The purpose of this study was of three folds: first, to examine teachers’ perceptions on creativity in teaching; second, to observe how this perceptions was reflected in the teaching and learning process; and finally to describe the discrepancy between how the teachers perceive and how they implement creativity in the classroom. The study involved 12 English teachers from six schools, and used self-rated teaching creativity questionnaire, classroom observation sheet, and in depth interview.The data were analyzed descriptively based on Miles & Huberman qualitative data analysis procedures. The findings indicate that there was a notable discrepancy between what was perceived by the teachers and what was observed in the classroom. Teachers perceive themselves as creative, however based on classroom observation data, their efforts fall under the category of lack of creativity.

Keywords: teaching creativity, discrepancy, English Language Teaching

Topic: Learning / Teaching Methodologies and Assessment