DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL STUDENTS CREATIVITY AS A PRIORITY OF MODERN HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

The aim: To present an overview of the problem of creative skills development at the level of higher education, analyse the notions “creativity” and “creative skills”, investigate the main conditions of the creative skills development in medical students of higher educational establishments in Ukraine and abroad. Materials and methods: Experimental verification of the conditions of the medical students creativity development was conducted in the period from 2017 to 2019 academic years within two groups of students: Ukrainian students and foreign students. In the process of the study, the peculiarities of the students’ creativity development were established through surveys and questionnaires. Results: On the basis of an overview of the problem of creative skills development within the context of modern education, the notions “creativity”, “creativeness” have been analysed. The main strategies and methods aimed at the creative skills development in medical students have been investigated. A brief overview of historical development of the problem of creativity in pedagogy of higher education has been suggested. The given paper analyses the main directions of reforming the system of higher education, in the context of which the development of students’ creativity takes place, as well as the methods and techniques aimed at developing the creative skills of the students. Conclusions: The problem of the development of person’s creative abilities involves a number of logical steps: the definition of the essence of this concept, its significance in the process of human development, society’s need in people with creative abilities, retrospective assessment of the problem, importance of educational systems, and the establishment of consistent patterns of the process.