Creativitatea adolescenţilor ȋn funcţie de educaţia formală primită

Abstract

This study investigates the level of creativity development in adolescents based on the type of formal education received (artistic high school/humanistic high school). The main hypothesis assumes that there are significant differences in creativity between students from artistic and humanistic high schools. The research uses the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking, which measures fluency, originality, elaboration, and closure in the figural domain, as well as verbal creativity (fluency, originality, flexibility). The results show that students from artistic high schools score higher in figural creativity, demonstrating an increased ability to generate and develop visual and figurative ideas. On the other hand, students from humanistic high schools exhibit superior verbal creativity, scoring higher in fluency and originality. The conclusion is that formal education significantly influences creativity development, with each educational profile promoting different aspects of creativity.