Examining the Relationship between Teachers’ Pedagogical Authority and Students’ Creativity in Moroccan Classrooms

Abstract

Education is a critical tool for making a productive student equipped with the necessary skills that can help him be self-reliant and creative. This requires modern teaching pedagogies that put students at the heart of the learning process. In the Moroccan context, there have been different initiatives to reform the education system. This reform tried to implement modern teaching pedagogies that decrease teachers’ dominance in the classroom. The main purpose of the present study is to find out the relationship between teachers’ pedagogical practices and students’ creativity at the high school level after the pedagogical reform. Twenty students studying at the second-year baccalaureate level were selected from four high schools by using the convenience sampling technique. A mixed-methods approach is adopted in the current study. The participants are given a five-point Likert scale questionnaire to fill out and answer semi-structured interview questions. The findings indicate that there is a relationship between teachers’ teaching practices and students’ creativity.