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Psychology
Name of the Student
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Introduction
Science as a subject in pedagogy possesses immense importance. It helps the children to
develop key lifestyle skill along with the ability to communicate, remain organized as well as
focused and even helps them to form their own opinion on the basis of the observation. It
enhances the cognitive development in children along with their sense of creativity. In the
following paragraphs, the most prominent aspects of creativity related to science as a curricula m
will be discussed. Along with this, the role as well as importance of creativity related to the
mention curriculum will be analysed (Courtney, Lee, McGlashan, Toso & Neveldsen, 2017).
Finally, the efficient teaching practices that must be incorporated by the educators in order to
implement creativity in the selected curriculum area will be discussed in this report.
Discussion
Identification of creativity aspects related to science
Like art, Music as well as literature, science can also be considered as a highly creative language.
Scientists needs to be imaginative along with logical in order to come up with explanations.
1. Science can be considered as a creative quest. According to scientists science should not
be taught or learned as subject where information and vocabularies are memorized.
Instead scientific facts need to be explored with the help of imagination as well as logic.
2. Unfocusing the mind: Associative thinking is another major aspect of creativity
associated with this curriculum. According to scientists, the best time to come to a
solution to a complex problem includes the process of going for a hike in the woods or
performing something that is totally unrelated to the thought.

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3. Creative imagination: considering the fact that problem solving is one of the major part of
science, creative imagination can be considered as a major factor hat is responsible for
problem solving. In order to solve a critical problem it is highly crucial for an individual
to have creative imagination power (Obe, 2018).
4. Fresh perspective, new insight: One of the major factors associated with creativity in
science is the capability of an individual to develop new insight. According to
researchers, preconceptions can be considered to be a bane of creativity, preconceptions
makes an individual to jump into a solution.
Role and importance of creativity related to science
Each and every aspects of science described above possess specific roles and importance when it
comes to science as curriculum (Bailey et al., 2016). The first aspect of science that is learning
science as a creative quest is highly crucial since it prevents the children to barely memorize
scientific information instead of memorizing the same without understanding the same logically.
The second aspect that is unfocusing the mind is highly crucial for enhancing the skills of the
students of thinking in a creative way (Bailey et al., 2016). Continuous focus on science may
make the subject boring and monotonous to the students.
When it comes to the third factor that is creative imagination, it can be consider as the
core of scientific learning. Students who are imaginative are more likely to develop the ability to
understand scientific concept compared to the students who lacks the ability to develop the same.
Creative imagination helps the student to plot the concept in the mind which in turn helps them
to understand a specific theory (Cropley, 2015). Creative imagination also helps the students to
develop likeness towards the specific subject. The last aspect that is possessing new insight is