Acta Iadertina, Vol. 20 No. 01, 2023.
Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.15291/ai.4212
Fostering Creativity in Classroom: Triarchic Teaching
Rosanda PAHLJINA-REINIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0001-8699-7638
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Rijeka, Hrvatska
Barbara RONČEVIĆ ZUBKOVIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0002-0276-8326
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Iva MOČIBOB
; Elementary School “Trsat”, Rijeka
Abstract
This paper deals with the design of the teaching environment with regard
to the development of students’ creative abilities in the context of
teaching for creativity. Modeling of creativity by the teacher and fostering
students’ self-efficacy beliefs as prerequisites for the development
of students’ creativity are discussed. Among basic techniques for developing
student creativity questioning existing assumptions, defining
and redefining problems, encouraging idea generation, and promoting
an interdisciplinary approach to ideas are outlined. To avoid barriers
to creativity, it is important to encourage sensible risk-taking, tolerate
ambiguity, and allow for learning mistakes. Complex techniques
for fostering student creativity aim to develop self-responsibility and
self-regulation in creative work, as well as to teach the value of persistent
effort and delaying gratification in creative work. Creative work
requires a balance of the three thinking abilities that make up successful
intelligence: analytical, creative, and practical. Teaching according
to the principles of successful intelligence is called Triarchic Instruction
and Assessment (TIA) and is based on fostering analytical, creative,
and practical thinking. This means that the teacher should find the
material that is best suited for the development of specific abilities
(analytical, creative, and practical) and help students compensate for
or correct their weaknesses while capitalizing their strengths thus increasing
the students’ motivation to learn. Finally, examples of implementation
of triarchic instruction in Croatian language classes of 5th
and 6th grade are given through the steps of Triarchic Instruction and
Assessment planning.
Keywords
analytical abilities, creative abilities, practical abilities, Croatian language
Hrčak ID:
307932
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Publication date:
27.7.2023.
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