(2017) Science and education, 8, 93-96. Odessa.

Oleksii Lystopad,
Doctor of Pedagogy, associate professor,
Iryna Mardarova,
PhD (Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences), senior lecturer,
Department of Preschool Pedagogy,
South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky,
26, Staroportofrankivska Str., Odesa, Ukraine,
Tomash Kuk,
Vice-president of University College of Social Science,
7, 42-200, Nadrzeczna Str., Czestochova, Poland

FORMING STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION FOR CREATIVITY BY
MEANS OF EDWARD DE BONO’S “SIX THINKING HATS” TECHNIQUE

The paper aims to reveal the peculiarities of forming future specialists’ motivation for creativity with the help of Edward de Bono’s “Six Thinking Hats” technique during the lessons of “New Informational Technologies in Education” discipline. 32 students took part in the experiment which was aimed at examining the peculiarities of the formation of students’ motivation for creativity by means of A. Rean’s “Motivation for Success and Fear of Failure Inventory”. The initial results have shown that most of the students were characterized by self-distrust and their motivation for success was low. After implementing the “Six Thinking Hats” technique into the educational process the motivation to succeed increased in most respondents, which means that it is an efficient tool for the development of students’ skills of coping with problems and as a result, increasing motivation for creativity.

creativity, motivation to creative work, students, six thinking hats, Edward de Bono, higher education.

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