CREATE: a six-strategy meta-creative pedagogy for fostering creative thinking

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

CREATE is an explicit, theory-grounded meta-creative pedagogy whose acronym names six strategies: comprehending the core problem and subproblems, reconstructing connections, exploring and experimenting, adding more ideas, thinking over constraints and reservations ("True but…"), and evaluating. It combines regulation of cognition, creative self-regulation, and metacognitive pedagogy, training students "to be aware of their creative thinking process, while also fostering fluency, flexibility, and the generation of original ideas." The article presents it as suitable for natural classroom settings.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Explicit instruction with clear, specific guidance on approaching tasks creatively
• Tasks that are complex, unfamiliar, and non-routine (CUN tasks) so meta-creative strategies are needed

Constraints

• The article reports the flexibility component responded less to the pedagogy on the immediate assessment

Target Learners

• elementary school students (sixth grade, aged 11–12)

Learning Goals

• creative thinking: fluency, flexibility, and originality of ideas
• meta-creative self-regulation during creative problem-solving

Claims

• Create Omnibus Immediate Effect Creative Thinking [+M]
• Create Transfer Effects All Components [+M]

Related Designs

• Engineering Design-Based Learning (EDBL) as a six-stage iterative pedagogical framework
• The MACE pedagogy: five key features for integrating geometry and visual arts

Examples

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Key Sources

• Nurit Paz-Baruch, Guy Grovas, Zemira R. Mevarech. (2025). The effects of meta-creative pedagogy on elementary school students' creative thinking. Metacognition and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-025-09412-6

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title	CREATE: a six-strategy meta-creative pedagogy for fostering creative thinking
description	CREATE is an explicit, theory-grounded meta-creative pedagogy whose acronym names six strategies: comprehending the core problem and subproblems, reconstructing connections, exploring and experimenting, adding more id...
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