Abstract
In the face of significant advancements in generative AI and large language models (LLMs), which have substantial economic, social, and policy implications, it is crucial to prioritize educational domains where human attributes, such as creativity, remain unparalleled by AI. This research project aims to enhance creativity among students in rural primary schools in China through an innovative educational program. The program features a free after-school course that integrates principles of analogy-based learning to cultivate creativity. Analogical reasoning is crucial for enhancing creativity. Analogy is a sophisticated process used in creative discovery, whereas similarity is a more basic perceptual process shared with the entire animal kingdom (Gentner & Markman, 1997). Analogy is central to the creative process (Stojanov & Indurkhya, 2013) and has been shown to both measure and enhance creativity (Beaty & Johnson, 2021; Kao, 2020; Kao, 2016; Silvia & Beaty, 2012). Higher analogy is associated with better performance in creativity tasks, indicating a positive relationship between analogy and creativity ability (Kenett et al., 2018). The study is divided into three components: an online research component (Study 1), an offline summer school (Study 2), and a semester-long course in several schools (Study 3). We will assess both the short-term and long-term influences of the program on children’s abilities, including immediate progress following the program and sustained impacts on their creativity and cognitive skills over time. Additionally, the study explores the program’s cost-effectiveness and mechanisms for scalability.
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INNOVATIVE EDUCATION,COGNITIVE SKILLS, NON-COGNITIVE SKILLS
