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Haryana because of lapses and lack of not a challenge but acclimatizing it to
monitoring. several educational, pedagogical, and
social realities is a major challenge. It has
Despite a few discouraging pieces
of evidence, it has been felt that in been widely acknowledged by educators
recent times, EduSat has tremendous that creativity in science education is an
potential to be utilized for inculcating important issue and educators must
new knowledge, scientific and creative work on methods and techniques to
temperament. It has been cited improve it. Although creativity has
repeatedly in the literature that the been studied by researchers for many
use of technology increases student's years, there are not many studies
motivation as well as engagement that suggest ways and measures for
for learning and promotes the improving creativity in science. For all
constructionist approach in teaching and these reasons, scientific creativity is a
learning (Godzicki et. al. 2013). Halatand subject that needs to be emphasized.
Karakus (2013) suggest students who Also, it is needed to investigate how
are facilitated with technology for students’ scientific creativity is affected
teaching and learning are more likely by teaching them through technology-
to make meaning and construct their based EduSat lectures. A great benefit of
understanding of complex ideas with EduSat lectures is that it offers numerous
observed motivation. In a study, Li and opportunities for creative instructions.
Zeng (2017) found that online courses The presenter can facilitate animations,
can stimulate students' interest in panel discussions, oral lectures,
learning and improve their creativity experimentation, brainstorming, and
through video teaching. Research more. Although there are limitations,
evidence also suggests that exposure to it brings the opportunity for better
modern technology enhances creativity education especially in rural and
and high order thinking skills which is remote areas where access and lack
not found in the conventional approach of facilities are an issue. It aims to
(Yushau, Mji & Wessels, 2005). The energise the students taking them from
edge of teaching through technology in passive mode to active mode using the
comparison to conventional methods expertise of scholars in the transaction
has been reported by many researchers of the curriculum in an enjoyable mode.
but whether it also helps in nurturing Learning to be creative requires active
scientific creativity and new thinking engagement and stimulating divergent
is a question that must be answered thinking. Therefore, it requires
through empirical investigations. investigation whether the lectures
transmitted through EduSat positively
Significance of the Study increase or inhibit the scientific creativity
among high school students.
The main aim of implementing new
technologies in education is to advance Objectives
the quality of education and foster better
interactivity between the teachers and Following were the objectives of the
learners. Embracing new technology is study:

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