The Learning Environment for Developing Creativity of Undergraduates in Faculty of Management Sciences, Yala Rajabhat University

Abstract

          The learning environment to develop creativity of learners is crucial factor for learning-teaching arrangement which aims to produce qualified graduates with necessary skills for 21^st Century. The objectives of this research were 1) to study the learning environments for developing the creativity, 2) to compare the learning environments for developing the creativity, according to major and year of study, and 3) to explore the learning management guideline for a creativity development. The concept of mixed method was applied to conduct a research. The 5-point Likert scale questionnaire was used to collect data from 475 undergraduate students from Faculty of Management Sciences, Yala Rajabhat University by using convenience sampling technique. In addition, in-depth interview and focus group were also used to gather qualitative data from 7 students to determine the learning management guideline to develop learner creativity. Statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and one-way ANOVA. The results indicated that 1) most participants had demands on physical environment, learning climate, and learner engagement at the high level, 2) students from different year and major of study had different opinions on learning environment that support a creativity and 3) physical environments supporting creative activities, learning climate with individual differences focus and no right-wrong, motivating instructor or co-learner, group assignment, and question-answer session were important issues for managing learning environment to support a creativity of learners.