Creativity supports learning through associative thinking

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Xuất bản năm:	NPJ Science of Learning vol. 10, no. 1 (2025), p. 42
Tác giả chính:	Luchini, Simone A.
Tác giả khác:	Kaufman, James C., Goecke, Benjamin, Wilhelm, Oliver, Kenett, Yoed N., Lei, Daisy, Benedek, Mathias, van Hell, Janet G., Beaty, Roger E.
Được phát hành:	Nature Publishing Group
Những chủ đề:	Language Memory Foreign language learning Cognitive ability Associative learning Second language writing Creativity Second language learning Short stories Educational objectives Learning outcomes Knowledge College students Cognition Semantics 21st century Drawings Line drawings Foreign languages Learning Intelligence Ability Paired Associate Learning Undergraduate Students Factor Analysis Creative Thinking Prior Learning Long Term Memory Learning Processes Cognitive Processes Measurement Techniques Vocabulary Development Meta Analysis Verbs Outcomes of Education Personality Traits
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Bài tóm tắt:	Creativity is a key 21st-century skill and a consistent predictor of academic learning outcomes. Despite decades of research on creativity and learning, little is known about the cognitive mechanisms underlying their relationship. In two studies, we examined whether creativity supports associative learning through associative thinking—the ability to generate novel word associations—an ability central to creativity which has not been previously tied to associative learning. In Study 1, we found that students who generated more novel word associations learned more words on a foreign language learning test 24 h later. In Study 2, we replicated and extended the effect to naturalistic creativity tasks (i.e., writing short stories and sketching line drawings), finding associative thinking mediated the relationship between creativity and associative learning. Importantly, both studies controlled for general intelligence. Our findings suggest that creativity’s contribution to learning operates partly through a shared cognitive capacity for making new connections.
số ISSN:	2056-7936
DOI:	10.1038/s41539-025-00334-1
Nguồn:	Health & Medical Collection