Teaching methods for developing divergent thinking

Аннотация

In the rapidly changing 21st century, education systems are increasingly recognizing the importance of fostering creativity and critical thinking among learners. One crucial aspect of creative cognition is divergent thinking, which refers to the ability to generate multiple, unique solutions to open-ended problems. Divergent thinking contrasts with convergent thinking, which focuses on arriving at a single correct answer. As English language classrooms shift toward student-centered and communicative approaches, the integration of methods that stimulate divergent thinking becomes essential [1;3].