Teaching pupils empathy measurably improves their creative abilities

Teaching pupils empathy measurably improves their creative abilities - اهمیت آموزش همفکری به کودکان

Teaching children in a way that encourages them to empathise with others measurably improves their creativity, and could potentially lead to several other beneficial learning outcomes, new research suggests.

The findings are from a year-long University of Cambridge study with Design and Technology (D&T) year 9 pupils (ages 13 to 14) at two inner-London schools. Pupils at one school spent the year following curriculum-prescribed lessons, while the other group’s D&T lessons used a set of engineering design thinking tools which aim to foster students’ ability to think creatively and to engender empathy, while solving real-world problems.

The study is published in the journal, Improving Schools.

Release date: 03 February 2021
Source: University of Cambridge