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Smare, Zaina; Elfatihi, Mohamed – Issues in Educational Research, 2023
This article reviews the methodologies used in 76 empirical studies conducted on creative thinking in primary school education and published between 2011 and 2021. The studies were analysed for their context, foci of investigation and the methodologies used. Each study was coded and analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. The findings are…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Creative Thinking, Foreign Countries, Elementary Education
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Jaysveree Louw; Heidi Claassens – Journal of Education and Learning, 2025
This theoretical article examines the crucial role of play-based learning (PBL) in enhancing the mathematical skills of children in the Early Childhood Phase, referred to as Foundation Phase (Grade R-3) learners, within a South African context. The article argues that the traditional approach to teaching early childhood mathematics, where teachers…
Descriptors: Play, Mathematics Skills, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods
W. Christopher Brandt; Will Lorié – National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, 2024
The ability to think analytically is vital in today's world. In an era defined by rapid technological advancements, economic globalization and societal complexities, analytical thinking skills are paramount to career success. Analytical thinking has been conceptualized and defined in a variety of ways, reflecting its multifaceted nature and the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, 21st Century Skills
Assaf, Mohammad Ahmad – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this literature review was to study some of the most famous works in teaching thinking skills. Teaching thinking is an arguable issue in the UAE. Some teachers are in favour of teaching thinking skills implicitly while others support the view that students have to learn thinking skills explicitly. The study aimed at answering two…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, Literature Reviews, Constructivism (Learning)
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Cropley, Arthur J. – Roeper Review, 1999
Reviews cognitive processes, control mechanisms, and structures in creative thinking, and examines the way these aspects of cognition develop from childhood to adulthood. The cognitive definition of creativity, cognitive approaches to novelty production, creativity and cognitive development, and mechanisms guiding cognitive processes are explored.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking
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Richards, Ruth – New Directions for Child Development, 1996
Discusses creativity, play, and nonconformity in children, including the illusion of thought disorder or abnormality, and aspects of everyday creativity, health, and survival. Describes creative divergence, chaotic amplification, the evolution of information, and primitive cognitive processes. Concludes with a discussion of cognitive styles,…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Adams, Harvey B. – Gifted Education International, 1986
Among ways suggested for teaching problem solving strategies are to select problem situations appropriate to the learner and to encourage learning from errors. A problem solving process which can be used with young children includes the components of formulation; interpretation; generation; decision making; implementation; evaluation; and…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking, Decision Making
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Garrison, D. R. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 1991
A model of critical thinking is developed, encompassing problem solving and creative thinking. The central role of critical thinking in adult education is explored, concluding that development of the concept and how to teach it need attention. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking
Cohen, Leonora M. – OSSC Bulletin, 1988
To foster individual development, educators must seek the gifts in every child, in those not demonstrating academic abilities as well as in the most brilliant. Instead of stifling thinking, creativity, and interest development, educators must encourage these behaviors. Currently, a big discrepancy exists between the child's potential and what…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking, Curiosity
Parker, Sarah J. – 1983
The teaching of decision-making, problem-solving, and higher-order thinking skills is necessary to ensure adaptability to our world of accelerated change. Living skills in the technology and information age will include the understanding and application of higher level thinking skills, which will be the educational "basics" of tomorrow.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Convergent Thinking, Creative Thinking
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Russ, Sandra W. – New Directions for Child Development, 1996
Reviews the major literature on creative processes in children that should be predictive of adult creativity, focusing on affective processes and children's play. Describes Russ's (1993) model of affect and creativity, and cognitive processes, personality processes, and affective processes important in creativity. Discusses theories of play,…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Children, Cognitive Development
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Albert, Robert S. – New Directions for Child Development, 1996
Examines six sets of data on giftedness and creativity, finding little evidence for the belief that creativity in adults is mirrored in children. Questions whether children are creative, and whether creativity can be taught. Discusses creation of transitional objects; gaps, novelty, curiosity, and exploration; puberty as a developmental marker;…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Cognitive Development, Creative Development
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Christie, James – Elementary School Journal, 1980
Summarizes results of studies indicating that play training led to significant increases in young children's problem-solving ability, use of language, creative thinking ability, verbal ability, and conservation. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Creative Thinking, Improvement
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Mellou, Eleni – Early Child Development and Care, 1994
A review of the research on dramatic play indicates that it provides personal expression and catharsis of inner desires; helps the child to distinguish between reality and fantasy; provides for children's social adaptation; provides a dynamic for learning; and enhances creativity through interaction, transformation, and imagination. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Creative Thinking, Creativity