CreaSach
CreaSach
Creativity in science lessons
The KreaSach project(Creativityin subject teaching) focusses on creativity in subject teaching. In a constantly changing world with ever new, unpredictable challenges, the ability to develop creative and innovative problem-solving strategies is an important skill.
The first step was to investigate what students of general studies understand by creativity, what significance creativity has for general studies teaching from their point of view and how they believe pupils can utilise and (further) develop their creative potential in general studies teaching. The focus is therefore on the influence of creative thinking on learning and working in subject lessons and vice versa, on the influence of learning in subject lessons on the development of pupils' creative potential.
The next step is to investigate the creativity of (primary) school pupils. This project is being implemented together with Dr Ann-Kathrin Jaggy from the Hector Institute for Empirical Educational Research at the University of Tübingen.
Two other projects are concerned with ways of promoting creativity on the one hand and researching the influence of creative potential on learning on the other.
If you have any questions about the KreaSach project, please contact Dr Marisa Alena Holzapfel.
Publications
Holzapfel, M. A., Dittert, N. & Große, C.S. (in press). A creative learning setting in the school laboratory SULab. In: H. van Vorst (ed.), Learning, teaching and research in the school laboratory. Society for Didactics of Chemistry and Physics, Annual Conference in Bochum 2024. University of Duisburg-Essen.
Rau-Patschke, S., Holzapfel, M. A. & Bußkamp, S. (in press). Creativity through active learning in science lessons. In: H. van Vorst (ed.), Learning, teaching and research in the school laboratory. Society for Didactics of Chemistry and Physics, Annual Conference in Bochum 2024. University of Duisburg-Essen.
Holzapfel, M., Dittert, N. (in print). Creativity and Computing Science Education in Science Teaching. In: A. Best, J. Grey, I. Gryl, L. Humbert, M. Kuckuck & D. Schmitz (Eds.) Computing Science Education in Primary School: Findings, Discussions, Experiences (IBG-BDE-2023)
Holzapfel, M. A., Große, C. S., & Dittert, N. (2024). Measuring Creativity of Elementary School Students in the Context of a Coding and Storytelling Intervention. Creative Education, 15(09), 1818-1832. doi.org/10.4236/ce.2024.159111
Rau-Patschke, S., Holzapfel, M. & Kawrigin, A. (2024). Creativity and movement in science lessons from the teachers' perspective. In: H. van Vorst (Ed.), Early science education. Society for Didactics of Chemistry and Physics, Annual Conference in Hamburg 2023. University of Duisburg-Essen.
Holzapfel, M. A. & Dittert, N. (2023). KreaSach Pro - A playful approach to algorithms through a creative learning setting with educational robots. In: J. E. Martinez, B. J. Natalizio and O. H. Ali (Eds.). Cultivating Ensembles Exploring Across STE{A}M: 2022 Conference Proceedings. Lloyd International Honors College, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. https://honorscollege.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Cultivating-Ensembles-Conference-Proceedings.pdf
Rau-Patschke, S. & Holzapfel, M. (2023). Mixing - puzzling - separating: Creativity through movement? In: H. van Vorst (ed.), Learning, teaching and research in a digitally shaped world. Society for Didactics of Chemistry and Physics, Annual Conference in Aachen 2022. University of Duisburg-Essen.
Holzapfel, M. (2023). Creativity in science and technology education. In: H. van Vorst (ed.), Learning, teaching and research in a digitally shaped world. Society for Didactics of Chemistry and Physics, Annual Conference in Aachen 2022. University of Duisburg-Essen.
Holzapfel, M. A., Jaggy, A.-K., & Brückmann, M. (2022). Creativity in German Science Education in Elementary Schools: Preservice Teachers' Perspective on Whether It Is Essential, Possible or Completely Unnecessary. Creative Education, 13(04), 1421-1438.doi.org/10.4236/ce.2022.134087
Contributions at conferences
Rau-Patschke, S. & Holzapfel, M. A. (September 2024) Conditions for the success of creative general studies from teachers’ perspectives. Presentation at the conference of the DGfE Commission for Primary School Research and Pedagogy, Saarbrücken.
Holzapfel, M. A., Dittert, N. & Große, C.S. (September 2024) A creative learning environment in the SULab student laboratory. Presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Didactics of Chemistry and Physics (GDCP), Bochum.
Rau-Patschke, S. & Holzapfel, M. A. (September 2024) Creativity through active learning in science education. Presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Didactics of Chemistry and Physics (GDCP), Bochum.
Holzapfel, M. A., Dittert, N. & Große, C.S. (March 2024) Playful programming of the BlueBot on individual fields. Presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Didactics of General Studies (GDSU), Hanover.
Holzapfel, M. A. & Rau-Patschke, S. ( March 2024) Active learning as a driver of creative thinking processes in the context of problem-solving – the teachers’ perspective. Presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Didactics of General Studies (GDSU), Hanover.
Rau-Patschke, S. & Holzapfel, M. A. (September 2023) Creativity and physical activity in general studies from the teachers’ perspective. Presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Didactics of Chemistry and Physics (GDCP), Hamburg.
Holzapfel, M. A. (June 2023) Creativity in general studies – programming: a playful approach to algorithms. Invited presentation at the Foko Primary School – research colloquium for staff training primary school teachers, Greifswald.
Holzapfel, M. & Dittert, N. (February 2023). KreaSach Pro – a playful approach to algorithms. Presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Didactics of General Studies (GDSU), Salzburg.
Holzapfel, M., Dittert, N. (November 2022). KreaSach Pro – A playful approach to algorithms through a creative learning setting with educational robots. Poster presented at the ‘Cultivating Ensembles in STEM Education and Research’ conference, Queensboro (online).
Dittert, N., Holzapfel, M. (September 2022). KreaSach Pro. Presentation at the workshop ‘Inspiring enthusiasm for Computing Science – from childhood to Abitur (Computing Science Enthusiasm 2022)’ at INFORMATIK 2022, Hamburg.
Holzapfel, M. (September 2022). Creativity in science and technology education. Presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Didactics of Chemistry and Physics (GDCP), Aachen.
Rau-Patschke, S. and Holzapfel, M. (September 2022). Mixing – Puzzling – Separating: Creativity through movement? Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for the Didactics of Chemistry and Physics (GDCP), Aachen.
Holzapfel, M. & Brückmann, M. (March 2022). Creativity and creative potential in general studies. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for the Didactics of General Studies (GDSU), Cologne (online).
KreaSach Pro project
In a co-operation project with Prof. Dr Nadine Dittert of the Didactics of Computing Science at the University of Koblenz and PD. Dr Cornelia S. Große of the Linz School of Education Johannes Kepler University Linz (A), a learning setting for creative programming for primary school pupils is being developed and evaluated.
