VAP2601
ASSIGNMENT 1
SEMESTER 1
2023
, Q1
Use numbers 1-4 ‘s information to construct your mind map
1. Creativity:
Definition: the ability to use imagination to come up with new and
original ideas or solutions to problems
Importance: fosters innovation, critical thinking, and problem-solving
skills
2. Creativity in schools:
Challenges: traditional education systems tend to prioritize rote
memorization and standardized testing over creativity and innovation
Solutions: integrating creativity into the curriculum, providing
opportunities for exploration and experimentation, and allowing for
open-ended, student-driven projects
3. Children’s learning through creativity:
Benefits: promotes curiosity, engagement, and intrinsic motivation,
enhances cognitive development, and supports emotional and social
growth
Strategies: encouraging play, exploration, and experimentation, providing
opportunities for self-expression and reflection, and fostering a growth
mind set
4. The arts and creativity in primary education:
Importance: the arts provide a natural outlet for creativity and self-
expression and can support learning across multiple subjects
Strategies: integrating the arts into the curriculum, providing
opportunities for students to create their own art and express themselves
through various mediums, and exposing students to diverse cultural and
historical perspectives through the arts.
ASSIGNMENT 1
SEMESTER 1
2023
, Q1
Use numbers 1-4 ‘s information to construct your mind map
1. Creativity:
Definition: the ability to use imagination to come up with new and
original ideas or solutions to problems
Importance: fosters innovation, critical thinking, and problem-solving
skills
2. Creativity in schools:
Challenges: traditional education systems tend to prioritize rote
memorization and standardized testing over creativity and innovation
Solutions: integrating creativity into the curriculum, providing
opportunities for exploration and experimentation, and allowing for
open-ended, student-driven projects
3. Children’s learning through creativity:
Benefits: promotes curiosity, engagement, and intrinsic motivation,
enhances cognitive development, and supports emotional and social
growth
Strategies: encouraging play, exploration, and experimentation, providing
opportunities for self-expression and reflection, and fostering a growth
mind set
4. The arts and creativity in primary education:
Importance: the arts provide a natural outlet for creativity and self-
expression and can support learning across multiple subjects
Strategies: integrating the arts into the curriculum, providing
opportunities for students to create their own art and express themselves
through various mediums, and exposing students to diverse cultural and
historical perspectives through the arts.
