Creative Thinking in Different Countries’ Modern Education Systems (Comparative Analyze)

The paper’s aim is to present the main ideas about creative thinking in the various countries modern education systems. The main goal of modern education is the development of the child's personality. This goal is achieved by humanizing the learning process and creating the potential for the child's fundamental development. To achieve this goal, integrated learning should be used. Integration processes in education are a rather complex and comprehensive concept, which requires analysis from a psychological and pedagogical point of view. The main goal of integrated learning is to ensure the intellectual development of students by creating a holistic picture of the world, therefore it is necessary to determine the psychophysiological foundations of knowledge, accurate ideas about the actual features of the development of basic thinking activities in childhood. The method of the research is comparative analyzing the literature materials, according to positivist methodology principles. In the history of Azerbaijani psychological thought, examples of research and study of thinking processes can be found since the 20th century. The conducted studies have emphasized the importance of developing creative and critical thinking of students. It has also been determined that thinking capabilities, especially creative thinking skills, developed from early periods have a fundamental impact on future processes. There are certain differences and contradictions between traditional educational methods and modern approaches. Traditional education is mainly based on the transmission and memorization of knowledge. Modern education is aimed at developing students' critical thinking and analytical skills. The differences between the educational approach, where teachers provide content but limit the ability of students to express themselves, and the requirements of the modern educational approach are a controversial area. When preparing the article, local and international examples were referred to and important points about thinking capabilities in the modern educational process were presented. The article may be useful for researchers conducting research in this field, students, as well as those working in the field of education and psychological services.