Programs to stimulate creativity in schools: a systematic review
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Systematic Review, Creativity, Programs, Students, Elementary SchoolAbstract
The objective of this research was to analyze methods and results of programs that stimulate creativity developed with elementary school students through a systematic review of publications from 2018 to 2022. The search was performed in the databases of Google Scholar, Portal de Periódicos da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) and Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). We selected and analyzed 26 articles. The review resulted that the programs had a positive effect associated mainly with the characteristics of creative thinking and creative behavior such as fluency, flexibility and originality.
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