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Daiva Penkauskien
Modern Didactics Center
4-8 October 2010 Vilnius, Lithuania Study visit CREDo: Creative Education Successful Generation
What is creativity?
Capacity to see problems and find new, original ways to solve them; Capacity to promote new ideas; Capacity to find, create new things; Capacity to think independently; Capacity to express oneself in new ways and forms;
Components of creativity
COGNITIVE thinking, capacity to work with information and solve problems APPROACH to personal creativity EMOTIONAL & MOTIVATIONAL INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS: capacity to participate in creativity process with others
The best way to fins good idea to have many ideas Linus Pauling
Types of creativity
IMPROVIZATION
Types of creativity
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Literature Architecture Cinema, theater Any new product
Creativity needs:
Curiosity Flexibility Passion, inspiration Singleness (following direction) Looking ahead
Change of society
Florida, R. (2002) The Rise of Creative Class
Visuomens struktros kaita JAV 1900 - 1999 metais
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Components of creativity
Talent (natural aptitude) Personal characteristics, motivation Readiness (experience, education) Impact of environment
General scheme
Macroenvironment Microenvironment Personality Cognitive capacities Biological factors Society Family, community Motivation, tolerance of risk Problem solving Neurons, memory, etc.
Creativity process
(According age groups)
Dacey, J. (1989). Peak periods of creative growth across the lifespan. Journal of Creative Behaviour, 23(4)
In order to create favorable conditions for innovations, Europe's education and teaching has to get new push. It means, that creativity and skills have to be developed and it is more complicated task, than to improve background knowledge and easily measured academic results
Lifelong learning for creativity and innovation. A Background Paper. 2008
Creativity in practice
Art schools, providing secondary education - 8; Non-formal art education schoolsaround 100; Vocational schools with art training programs - around 10; Higher education schools with art studies programs - around 10.
Creativity in practice
Dominates narrow approach towards creativity education (preparation for profession) Wide approach (preparation for life) depends on separate initiatives, good will and capacities of individuals and groups