Teachers’ Conception, Practices and Attitude to Creative Question: A Study on Some Secondary Schools of Old Dhaka City

Abstract

The key intention of this study is to investigate teachers’ knowledge, practices, and attitudes toward creative questions in selected secondary schools in Old Dhaka city. A cross-sectional survey design was used in this study. Positivist and constructivist perspectives were prominent, as both quantitative and qualitative data were generated to gain a better and more credible understanding of the phenomenon under investigation. The research was designed based on a questionnaire survey and focus group discussions (FGDs). A total of sixty (60) randomly selected teachers from four (4) purposively selected schools located in Old Dhaka constituted the sample of this study. The findings indicate that many teachers in Old Dhaka city schools do not have a clear conception of creative questions. Additionally, many teachers had not received any training on creative questions, although they were required to prepare them for their school examinations. The findings also revealed a gap in teachers’ knowledge and understanding of creative questions. It is expected that the findings will provide guidelines for researchers, education experts, and policymakers, which may be used in future policy formulation regarding creative questions.