1. Enhancing learning performance in primary education : the roles of problem solving and creative thinking challengesPham Ngoc Thien Nguyen, Khanh-Trinh Tran, Giam Buu Le, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: This study investigated the roles of problem-solving and creative thinking activities in primary science education. Participants included 64 third-grade and 62 fifth-grade students in Southern Vietnam, with half assigned to experimental groups and the others to control groups. The experimental groups, which received structured lessons, outperformed the control groups, which received traditional instruction. Results highlight the positive impact of integrating these activities on academic performance, supporting the effectiveness of structured support in enhancing learning outcomes.
Keywords: problem-solving, creativity, learning performance, primary education, vietnamese students
Published in DKUM: 08.01.2026; Views: 0; Downloads: 0
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2. Corporate social responsibility and creative performance : the effect of job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behaviorAmro Al-Madadha, Farah Shaheen, Lina Alma’ani, Natalie Alsayyed, Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan, 2023, original scientific article Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how employee perceptions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) can enhance creative performance in an organization both directly and indirectly through job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior. This will allow organizations to consider the different factors influencing creative performance, and how these factors can be utilized in a beneficial manner for the organization. Methods: The data for this study was collected via a survey among three telecommunication companies. The valid responses amounted to 344 junior employees. The data was then analyzed to test the hypotheses through structural equation modeling (SEM). Results: The findings of this study indicated a direct positive significant relationship between employee CSR perceptions and creative performance. As well as a positive correlation between employee CSR perceptions and extrinsic and intrinsic job satisfaction. Furthermore, supporting the indirect effects of job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior. Moreover, a positive correlation between job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior was found. Finally, organizational citizenship behavior and creative performance showcased a positive correlation as well. Conclusion: Organizations should consider the impact of employee CSR perceptions on creative performance, indirectly through extrinsic and intrinsic job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior to achieve higher levels of creative performance within their organizations.
Keywords: employee CSR perceptions, job satisfaction, creative performance, corporate social responsibility, creativity, organizational citizenship behavior
Published in DKUM: 09.10.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 1
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3. Integrating generative language models in lesson planning : a case studyDaša Berglez, Maja Kerneža, 2024, independent scientific component part or a chapter in a monograph Abstract: The study explores artificial intelligence (AI) as a supportive technology in the lesson planning process of teachers, focusing on generative language models like ChatGPT. It evaluates the impact of AI on teaching strategies by comparing control and experimental groups of pre-service teachers interacting with the ChatGPT model. The aim was to create a lesson in metaphorical creativity and to understand the adaptability and effectiveness in lesson creation. Findings reveal no significant differences in pedagogical outcomes between groups, indicating that while AI offers innovative approaches, it doesn’t fundamentally alter teaching effectiveness. The study It points out the potential and challenges of AI in education, advocating for further exploration to maximize its benefits and address ethical implications. This study contributes to the ongoing discourse on leveraging AI to enrich educational practices and emphasizes the critical role of educators in adapting AI tools for teaching.
Keywords: artificial intelligence, curriculum, educational technology, metaphorical creativity, teacher support
Published in DKUM: 17.09.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 10
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4. Are pedagogical students more creative than students of non-pedagogical programs?Dejan Zemljak, Mateja Ploj Virtič, 2022, original scientific article Abstract: The study aims to explore whether there are significant differences in self-assessed creativity between pedagogical and nonpedagogical students, the potential connection between creativity and pedagogical or non-pedagogical study orientation, whether the pedagogical or non-pedagogical orientation of studies influences creativity, and additionally whether there are significant differences in self-assessed creativity between the genders, related to the results of creativity self-assessment. The results showed no statistically significant differences in creativity between students according to gender or according to whether they were pedagogical or nonpedagogical students. We can conclude that the expression of creativity is likely to be influenced by many other factors.
Keywords: creativity, gender, university students, pedagogical orientation, nonpedagogical orientation
Published in DKUM: 24.07.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 8
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5. Dance creativity in kindergarten : improvisation as a method for identifying dance talent in childrenAna Tina Jurgec, 2025, independent scientific component part or a chapter in a monograph Abstract: Dance improvisation is a spontaneous and free form of expression that intertwines movement and imagination, creating space for creativity. The creativity expressed through dance improvisation represents a key category in identifying dance talent in children, as it provides insight into their ability for free expression and original movement. The aim of our study was to explore the characteristics of dance improvisation in early childhood, with a focus on physical activity and the formation of movement in children. We employed a quantitative research approach, collecting data through an observational protocol. The study included 246 children aged 5-6 years from 38 public kindergartens across Slovenia. Our findings serve as an important foundation for further research on monitoring dance improvisation in preschool children and for a deeper understanding of the role of body movement in children's creative dance expression.
Keywords: creativity, dance talent, dance education, preschool children, improvisation, movement expression
Published in DKUM: 02.07.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 10
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6. Teaching mathematically promising students : insights from classroom practiceAlenka Lipovec, Jasmina Ferme, 2025, independent scientific component part or a chapter in a monograph Abstract: This chapter explores how future primary school teachers engage with mathematically promising students. The study analysed 40 records from student teachers' practical training, focusing on their experiences working with at least one mathematically promising pupil. The findings highlight key characteristics of mathematically promising students, including their proficiency in mathematical operations, ability to handle complex tasks, and intrinsic motivation. Future teachers employed a range of approaches, such as personalized teaching, supplementary activities, and problem-solving tasks. While many future teachers recognized the need for adaptive strategies, only half engaged students in problem-based or divergent thinking tasks. This limited use of advanced pedagogical methods indicates a need for further training to enhance instructional practices for mathematically promising students. These findings contribute to understanding the challenges and opportunities in educating mathematically gifted learners.
Keywords: teacher training, mathematical creativity, qualitative content analysis
Published in DKUM: 02.07.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 12
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8. Teaching social sciences in ECE : exploring correlations with creativity and algorithmic thinkingMarta Licardo, 2023, independent scientific component part or a chapter in a monograph Abstract: Teaching social sciences in early childhood education context is demanding and little research has been done related to competences that support the high-quality teaching in social studies. The purpose of this study is to examine specific concepts to better understand possible implications of these concepts in teaching social sciences in early childhood education. Future teachers, students of preschool education (N=31), reported the highest mean values for teamwork, following social sciences teaching skills, creative self-assessment, and algorithmic thinking teaching skills. Students feel most competent in teaching life skills and slightly less competent in teaching social studies, presumably of its complexity. The analysis of correlations between all four concepts revealed that students who report higher creativity, report higher teamwork skills and higher algorithmic thinking teaching skills. The results are important for supporting the students in creativity during their undergraduate study and in learning how to teach social sciences in early childhood education.
Keywords: social sciences, early childhood education, algorithmic thinking, teamwork, creativity
Published in DKUM: 09.05.2024; Views: 194; Downloads: 12
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9. "Here and there one seed sprouts, and then it seems we have done something" : nurturing creativity in elementary schoolsSaša Poljak Istenič, 2023, original scientific article Abstract: The Lisbon Strategy and other documents of the European Union advocating for a knowledge-based society have provided the ground for restructuring schools and changing pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning, focusing on creativity and entrepreneurship. One of the approaches increasingly popular in Slovenia has been Edward de Bono's methodology. The article analyses the benefits, controversies, and potentials of de Bono's "lateral thinking" methods for increasing creativity when introduced to children in elementary school courses and extracurricular activities. Based on the qualitative study, it explores how this "pragmatic" approach to creativity is realised in Slovenian elementary schools, and reflects on teaching creativity in schools as a systemic approach.
Keywords: creativity, Edward de Bono, elementary school, metaphors, creative ability, elementary education, creative teaching, lateral thinking, Slovenia
Published in DKUM: 20.02.2024; Views: 308; Downloads: 42
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10. Striving to be different but becoming the same : creativity and destination brands promotional videosTjaša Alegro, Maja Turnšek, 2020, original scientific article Abstract: Social networks have become an important supplement to traditional forms of marketing channels for destination branding. YouTube is believed to be one of the most influential social media and video sharing platforms. Its visual character, informal setting and address of the youth segment would expectedly mean a high level of creativity in the process of destination branding. By means of qualitative analysis of what are considered to be the best videos as self-selected by the European destination management organizations (DMOs), we wished to ascertain how creative these best case examples really were. The results show that the videos are extremely similar, with the most common type a "collage" of only loosely connected visuals with rare elements of storytelling or humor as the most typical creative approaches. While following the desire to show the diversity of a destination, the destination branding videos paradoxically become a collection of similar visual images and thus fail to contribute to the differentiation of the destination brand. The results show that future advice to practitioners of destination marketing for YouTube is to go beyond the typical "collage" genre of a destination marketing video and focus more on storytelling, humor and especially the most difficult step in the destination branding: strategically focusing on the smaller number of specifics that differentiate a destination rather than on the multitude of the highly diverse experiences.
Keywords: creativity, destination branding, YouTube, storytelling, humor
Published in DKUM: 29.01.2024; Views: 284; Downloads: 47
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