Università Roma Tre

The educational objectives of the course are to supply students with in-depth knowledge and skills on:
 the different theories and interpretations developed over time to define human creativity
 the different models of human creativity
 the relationship between creativity and intelligence
 the relationship between education and creativity
 the relationship between social models (school, family, world of work, media) and creativity
 the educational research about human creativity
 the tools for developing creativity


By participating in the Didactics of creative expressiveness, students will be able to achieve the following educational objectives.

In terms of knowledge and understanding:
- knowledge and understanding of studies on creativity and of different interpretative models
- knowledge and understanding of the socio-cultural components that facilitate or hinder human creativity and its expression
- knowledge and understanding of the educational-didactic implications inherent in the creation of a creative school environment

In terms of applying knowledge and understanding:
- ability to identify the components of human creativity (also by means of self-analysis)
- ability to set up a classy environment characterized by creativity and freedom of expression
- ability to implement educational activities that promote creativity and open for the expressive creativity of individual students and the class group
- ability to manage improvisation in a creative way
- ability to use the different languages and mediators available as "keystones" of the creativity

In terms of independent judgment:
- ability to reflect on the actions taken and to modify them with a view to a progressive creative preparation of the classroom environment
- ability to analyze situations by grasping the explicit and implicit elements that hinder the creative expressiveness of the school, teachers and pupils
- ability to grasp the socio-cultural components that favor or hinder creative expressiveness

In terms of communication skills:
- be able to use the different languages and mediators to facilitate the inclusive processes involved in class life and school life in general
- be able to express one's creativity and to welcome and enhance the creativity of others

In terms of learning ability:
- demonstrate openness to one's own and others' creativity
- demonstrate readiness for experimentation and creative improvisation
- demonstrate creativity in the educational point of view