The concept of «Creative potential» in psychological and pedagogical literature

Abstract

The article explores the concept of "creative potential" in the psychological and pedagogical literature. The works of scientists on the researched problem are analyzed. It is determined that theoretical and practical research on the problem of determining the essence, features and structure of creative potential do not give a single interpretation of this phenomenon. It is defined that in general, potential should be understood as opportunities or resources that can be used or that can be activated under the influence of favorable conditions. It is substantiated that the creative potential is widely explored in various aspects, including philosophical, pedagogical and psychological. It is determined that creative potential is one of the main internal potentials of the individual, it is possessed by every person, but it is not always actualized and revealed. It is characterized that in psychological discourse creative potential is considered mainly as a set of skills, abilities, capabilities of the individual that determine his ability to perform creative activities, and the main features of creative potential are complexity, dynamism, secrecy from external observations, creative potential has outdated form. It is determined that from the point of view of pedagogical science the creative potential is usually considered either as the creative potential of the one who is taught (pupil, student) and the one who teaches and is based on psychological research. It is investigated that from the pedagogical aspect the creative potential can be considered as: set of abilities and possibilities, quality or ability of the person, attributive or integrative property. It is determined that in pedagogical thought the main characteristics of creative potential are the ability to transform, self-development, and creative potential is manifested in the product of creative activity, which is a manifestation of the essence of personality.