Art-based programming has been proposed to be one of the most promising approaches for teaching creativity because it provides meaningful learning through a pleasurable activity. We describe a course for children that sought to increase both creativity skills (problem finding and idea generation) and emotion skills (abilities to perceive one’s emotions accurately, use one’s emotions to guide creative thinking, and understand emotions). Sixty-four children were recruited from primary schools in Santander, Spain (mean age = 9.73 years, 59% females) to test a six-session course at Centro Botín, an art center based in Santander, Spain. Significant effects were found for the creativity skills of problem finding and idea generation, as well as for self-reported creative behavior, though several effects were not sustained at 2-month follow-up. We discuss potential solutions for sustained creativity training and transfer of skills outside of the course setting.

基于艺术的程序设计已被认为是教授创造力的最有前途的方法之一，因为它通过愉快的活动提供有意义的学习。我们为孩子们介绍了一门课程，该课程旨在提高创造力（发现问题和产生想法）和情感能力（准确地感知自己的情感，使用自己的情感指导创造性思维和理解情感的能力）。从西班牙桑坦德的小学招募了64名儿童（平均年龄= 9.73岁，女性占59％）在位于西班牙桑坦德的艺术中心CentroBotín进行了六节课程的测试。尽管在两个月的随访中并没有保持几种效果，但发现问题和创意产生的创造力以及自我报告的创意行为均获得了显着效果。