Educational factors supportive of adolescent creativity include balancing freedom with guidance, openness to student ideas, trust, and varied learning resources¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Teachers balancing opportunities for exploration and risk-taking with necessary guidance and direction supports adolescent creativity. → van der Zanden 2020 q2 i? Collaboration and communication with peers positively associated with creativity, supported by multiple and relevant learning materials. → van der Zanden 2020 (2)

Evidence¶

van der Zanden 2020¶

van der Zanden, P. J. A. C.; Meijer, P. C.; Beghetto, R. A. (2020). A review study about creativity in adolescence: Where is the social context? Thinking Skills and Creativity, 38, article 100702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100702

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Narrative synthesis of the 46 educational-setting studies (71% of the sample). The review describes the balanced pedagogical approach theme: "teachers providing adolescents with opportunities for exploration and taking risk while at the same time providing them with necessary guidance and direction," citing multiple studies.

"this balance refers to teachers providing adolescents with opportunities for exploration and taking risk while at the same time providing them with necessary guidance and direction"

van der Zanden 2020 (2)¶

van der Zanden, P. J. A. C.; Meijer, P. C.; Beghetto, R. A. (2020). A review study about creativity in adolescence: Where is the social context? Thinking Skills and Creativity, 38, article 100702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100702

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The review reports, citing a questionnaire study (N = 658, Taiwan) on mobile learning environments, that "communication and collaboration with peers had a positive association with creativity," mediated by peer interaction processes and supported by content meeting students' needs.

"Hwang et al. (2018) found that communication and collaboration with peers had a positive association with creativity."

Discussion¶

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