TY - JFULL AU - Chalermwut Wijit PY - 2014/5/ TI - The Application of Active Learning to Develop Creativity in General Education T2 - International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering SP - 1014 EP - 1017 VL - 8 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9997938 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 88, 2014 N2 - This research is conducted in order to 1) study the result of applying “Active Learning” in general education subject to develop creativity 2) explore problems and obstacles in applying Active Learning in general education subject to improve the creativity in 1780 undergraduate students who registered this subject in the first semester 2013. The research is implemented by allocating the students into several groups of 10 -15 students and assigning them to design the activities for society under the four main conditions including 1) require no financial resources 2) practical 3) can be attended by every student 4) must be accomplished within 2 weeks. The researcher evaluated the creativity prior and after the study. Ultimately, the problems and obstacles from creating activity are evaluated from the open-ended questions in the questionnaires. The study result states that overall average scores on students’ ability increased significantly in terms of creativity, analytical ability and the synthesis, the complexity of working plan and team working. It can be inferred from the outcome that active learning is one of the most efficient methods in developing creativity in general education. ER -