Factors Affecting Creative Problem Solving in the Blended Learning Environment: A Review of the Literature

The aim of this study was to investigate factors affecting creative problem solving in a blended learning environment from the selected papers. The content analysis was used for analysing 20 research studies. The study revealed that 1) understanding the challenges, 2) generating ideas, 3) preparing for action, 4) planning own approach were main factors in creative problem solving process; and 1) learning activities, 2) learning resources, 3) feedback, 4) learning interaction, and 5) evaluation were five main factors in blended learning environment. Nine factors were proposed as a framework to design blended learning to enhance creative problem solving performance.