The research aimed to identify the level of creative thinking skills (fluency,
flexibility, originality, whole degree) among basic fourth class students in Latakia, in the
light of gender. To achieve this purpose, the researcher used Torrance test
of creative
thinking-vocabulary form (A). The sample consisted of (255) students (125 males and130
females)selected by using random sampling method, from several schools in Latakia, The
results showed weakness in the level of creative thinking among basic fourth class
students. The average of degrees were(the whole degree95.21, fluency 46.85, flexibility
28.27,and originality 20.08), The results also showed that there were no statistically
significant differences in each skill of creative thinking (fluency, originality, and whole
degree) due to gender, but there were statistically significant differences in degree of
flexibility in favor of females. In the light of the findings, the study suggested merging the
skills of creative thinking in curriculum, and teaching these skills independently, fasten
training session to teachers to habituation them on development of creative thinking during
the class teaching, and setting up tests to measure creative thinking skills codified in Syrian
environment, and conducting new researches focusing on creative thinking (from where
measuring and development him) in different school levels, with using other variables.
