Perception of Psychology students on Creativity in graduation

Authors

  • Talita Fernanda da Silva Faculdade Anhanguera Educacional de Campinas – SP
  • Marcia Calixto dos Santos Centro Universitário Salesiano de São Paulo – UNISAL.
  • Solange Muglia Wechsler Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas – PUCCAMP.
  • Tatiana de Cassia Nakano Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas – PUCCAMP.

Keywords:

Creativity, training in Psychology, creative environment.

Abstract

Creativity is studied in different contexts and populations. This study aimed to investigate the perception of Psychology students about creativity in the classroom. 110 university students participated, 17 to 65 years old (M=25; SD=8.15), mostly women (80%), from colleges in the interior of São Paulo. An open-ended questionnaire was applied. Through content analysis, it was identified that most participants defined creativity as innovation (16.34%), utility (9.80%) and motivation (8.28%). The creative teacher was characterized as dynamic (12.17%), innovative (11.50%), and motivated/motivating (11.28%). The variables identified as most stimulating creativity were encouragement (11.59%) and teacher´s dynamism (10.51%), teacher preparation (9.78%), and interaction/communication (8.70%). The variables indicated as more inhibiting were authoritarianism (16.36%), student lack of motivation (11.52%) and conservatism (8.48%). It was concluded that the participants consider creativity relevant in professional training. New research is suggested that involves other undergraduate courses and regions of the country.

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Author Biographies

Talita Fernanda da Silva, Faculdade Anhanguera Educacional de Campinas – SP

Psicóloga, Doutora em Psicologia pelo programa de pós-graduação stricto sensu da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas - PUCCAMP. Docente e coordenadora do curso de Psicologia da Faculdade Anhanguera Educacional de Campinas – SP.

Marcia Calixto dos Santos, Centro Universitário Salesiano de São Paulo – UNISAL.

Psicóloga, Doutora em Psicologia pelo programa de pós-graduação stricto sensu da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas - PUCCAMP. Docente e coordenadora do curso de Psicologia do Centro Universitário Salesiano de São Paulo – UNISAL.

Solange Muglia Wechsler, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas – PUCCAMP.

Psicóloga, Doutora pela University of Georgia (EUA) e Pós Doutora pelo Torrance Center of Creative Studies. Docente permanente do programa de pós-graduação stricto sensu em Psicologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas – PUCCAMP.

Tatiana de Cassia Nakano, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas – PUCCAMP.

Psicóloga, Doutora em Psicologia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas – PUCCAMP e Pós Doutora pela Universidade São Francisco – USF. Docente permanente do programa de pós-graduação stricto sensu em Psicologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas – PUCCAMP.

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Published

2022-09-19 — Updated on 2022-09-19

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Vol. 3 (2022): Edição em Fluxo Contínuo - 2022

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