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Students, teachers and parents perceptions of the school subjects which develop creativity the most

Creativity is a phenomenon which cannot be precisely defined because it is not a single concept, but it is most often described in literature as the ability to transform familiar and common experience into new, different and unexpected experience. Bearing in mind the needs of modern society, the school’s task is to provide the conditions for stimulation and development of students’ creativity and expression of their creative abilities. Therefore, we conducted an empirical research in lower grades of elementary schools: the sample of respondents included pupils, teachers and parents (N = 180). The aim of this research was to establish which school subjects develop creativity the most according to the opinions of students, parents and teachers. The results showed there are differences in the participants’ perception regarding the subjects which develop creativity. Teachers emphasize that creativity is developed by Croatian, while students and parents single out mathematics and ICT as the subjects stimulating creativity. However, all respondents agree on visual art and generally art subjects developing creativity the most, which is corroborated by many other studies.

gifted students ; elementary education ; creative potential ; attitudes ; modern society.

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