Education in the modern era requires students to have high creative skills to face the challenges of a complex world. However, the lack of teaching learning models that foster students' creativity is a common problem in classroom learning. This research aims to explore the impact of the STEM-DT (Science, Technology, Engineering, and…

Compared to more complex personality assessments, Wired That Way by Marita Littauer, presents four personality types that students find easy to understand and internalize: Popular Sanguine, Powerful Choleric, Perfect Melancholy, and Peaceful Phlegmatic. Students' awareness of their own and their peers' classification in this comprehensive…

Retrospective accounts of materials development in the applied linguistics literature speak to the relationship between creativity and textbook writing, but this study forges another path by examining how an expert ELT (English language teaching) textbook writer deploys creativity during ongoing coursebook production. Qualitative content analysis…

Through creative thinking, it is possible to acquire new attitudes and a view of the world, not only of mathematics but from several sides (Kamp, 2016). Creativity in mathematics can be defined as a process based on sensitivity to problems, deficiencies, gaps in knowledge and sensitivity to identifying missing elements, revealing difficulties in…

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT are reshaping higher education, raising concerns about academic integrity alongside potential benefits. The psychological tension accompanying the decision whether to use GenAI or not for a particular task may lead to "AI guilt"--students' moral discomfort when using GenAI for…

This quasi-experimental study investigates the effectiveness of project-based learning (PjBL) and its integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) variant (PjBL-STEM) in enhancing scientific creativity among high school students. Conducted in an Indonesian senior high school, 69 tenth-grade students were assigned to an…

This paper explores a study that investigated the creative self-beliefs of 20 generalist primary teachers and how these beliefs might impact their delivery of high-quality art experiences in their classrooms. The study aimed to gain greater insights into primary teachers' self-beliefs about their own creativity and artmaking agency and how these…

This study explores the potential of jazz as a pedagogical tool to enhance key learning skills in music education, including creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and improvisation. By aligning with contemporary educational theories such as experiential learning and social constructivism, jazz offers a dynamic framework for fostering…

This paper introduces the Heritage-based Education 5.0 model as a transformative approach to decolonize higher education in Zimbabwe and other postcolonial contexts. Departing from the traditional Education 3.0 banking model, which imposes Western-centric knowledge on passive students, this model recognizes and values students' cultural heritage…

Visual journals are reflective learning journals that engage the active and purposeful exploration and incorporation of art mediums and visual imagery into the journaling process. This paper focused on the ways that visual journals might be enacted in K-12 classrooms. We begin by introducing the four ways New (2005) identified that artists,…

As a key 21st-century competence, creativity's assessment is gaining attention, especially with its inclusion in PISA tests. Understanding related social and educational factors is crucial. This study investigated how home and school creativity climates impact primary school children's creativity. Participants were 903 Spanish families attending…

How does creativity develop from a nearly ubiquitous and domain-general capacity associated with playfulness and openness to experience to a highly rarified and domain-specific ability associated with invention and innovation? In this short report, I describe creativity along two dimensions: self- and socially referenced creativity. In…

In traditional schooling, language and literacy development are often prioritized at the expense of early engagement with science, social studies, and the arts. Content rich, inquiry-based learning is typically delayed--especially in the early years. "Maker Pedagogy: A Paradigm for Teaching, Learning, and Leading in the Modern School"…

One of the methods in blended learning is case-based learning, which focuses on problem-solving through analyzing real case studies. This research aims to generate creative scientific ideas through creative scientific assignments by implementing Case-Based Blended Learning supported by Digital Mind Mapping. This exploratory research examines how…

Developing students' mathematical creativity constitutes a key objective in curricula worldwide. Although teachers recognize their key role in fostering mathematical creativity, research indicates a discrepancy between their beliefs and classroom practices--the "creativity gap". Professional development programs have enhanced teachers'…