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JOLY, Maria Cristina Rodrigues Azevedo. The verbal creativity importance in the school. Psicol. esc. educ. [online]. 2001, vol.5, n.2, pp. 11-20. ISSN 1413-8557.

This article comments the creativity concepts along the history and its importance in educational environments, according to behavior and cognitive psychology. It presents some researches and experiences about verbal creativity, creativity skills and learning strategies. Based on the methodology and results, the creative educational programs organization will be implemented. It shows how important is to stimulate the creativity in different environments and focus on the teacher’s important role.

Palavras-chave : Verbal creativity; School creativity; Creativity skills.