Primary School Teachers’ Creative and Innovative Differences in Cognitive Process
Suppiah Nachiappan, Abdul Aziz Abdul Shukor, Velayudhan P. K. Veeran, Hari Krishnan Andi

Abstract
This study aimed to identify the creative and innovative differences in cognitive process of primary school teachers in the district of Batang Padang, Perak. Sample of study consists of 1520 teachers from 95 primary schools from district of Batang Padang, Perak. This study is in the form of survey. Quantitative data obtained through the questionnaire with the validity of the 8 items are 0.97. Findings of the study of creative and innovative differences in cognitive processes is high, M = 2.78, SD = 0.44. The study has signified that there are mean distinction by type of school in sub-component of creative and innovative. For National Primary [Chinese Primary: M = 2.80, p <.05; Tamil Primary: M = -1.16, p <.05], Chinese Primary [National Primary: M = -2.80, p <.05; Tamil Primary: M = -3.96, p <.05] and Tamil Primary [National Primary: M = 1.16, p <.05; Chinese Primary: M = 3.96, p <.05].

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