New study finds creativity supports learning through novel mental connections | NYGazet

A study in npj Science of Learning finds that students who form more creative associations between words tend to retain new information better. The results suggest that associative thinking may help explain how creativity supports academic learning and memory performance.

A new study published in npj Science of Learning provides evidence that creative thinking may help students remember new information, such as foreign language vocabulary, by boosting their ability to form meaningful mental connections. The research s... [7022 chars]