Creativity and need for cognition in students of Pedagogy

Abstract

The aim of this research was to evaluate the relationship between the level of creative thinking in pedagogy students and their internal need to learn about the world and themselves. A quantitative research strategy was employed. The research sample numbered 250 participants. The questionnaire Need For Cognition Scale - NCS was used to measure the need for cognition (NFC). The Test for Creative Thinking, Drawing Production - TCT-DP, test sheets A and B were used to measure creativity. The results of the research revealed the existence of relationships between creativity and the need for cognition in pedagogy students. The analysis enabled an outline of the directions in which university education might develop in order to foster students' need for cognition as a precondition for creative activity. Finally, the study delineated the limitations and perspectives for future research.