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The differences between creative learning and creativity

It is often thought that creativity is about the arts.This is true, but it is also possible to be creative in scientific ways, and in ways that are important for the humanities (human relationships and communities). When we talk about creative scientific ideas, we tend to describe these as problem- solving, developing a theory or having a hypothesis (that is,testing an idea to see if it works and if it is true).However, this is actually creative learning.

What is creative learning?
Creative learning involves innovation, control, relevance and ownership, which are also characteristics of creative teaching (Jeffrey & Woods,2003).
Creative learning involves investigating, discovering, inventing and cooperating.
At least one of these will be present in creative learning experiences; ideally, it will be all four. (Rosen, 2010; p.11)
Creative learning among education professionals is widely understood to be characterised by:

● questioning and challenging
● making connections and seeing relationships
● envisaging what might be
● exploring ideas and keeping options open
● reflecting critically on ideas, actions and outcomes.(Ofsted, 2010; p.8)

What is creativity?
We can all be creative if we are given the opportunity.
The National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education (NACCCE) gives the following definition of the four characteristics ofcreativity:

1. thinking or behaving imaginatively
2. the imaginative activity is purposeful; it is directed to achieving an objective
3. these processes must generate something original
4. the outcome must be of value in relation to the objective. (Ellyatt, 2010; p.93)

The NACCCE’s definition of creativity as ‘imagination, fashioned so as to produce outcomes which are original and of value’, provided a foundation for a range of educational policy innovations in England, in all phases of education from the early years through to higher education.

Creativity is about seeing things in a new way and putting ideas together differently, so that a new idea emerges.
It depends on the imagination – the images inside your head. Creativity is about bringing those ideas out of your head and making them more tangible.

They do not always take form sufficiently to become a creation, because many creative ideas are abandoned along the way. The child formulating those ideas becomes distracted, loses focus, is constrained or stopped from carrying the creative process through.