A Comparative Study of Creativity Among Senior Secondary Students in Smart and Traditional Classrooms in Ghaziabad

In today’s world, creativity is just as important for students as academic knowledge. With the growing use of technology in education, many schools are now using smart classrooms which include projectors, videos, interactive boards, and online tools to improve learning. This study looks at how smart classrooms affect the creativity of students in Classes 11 and 12, compared to students who study in traditional classrooms that rely mostly on textbooks and blackboards. The study was done in CBSE schools in Ghaziabad, and included 200 students from both the Science and Commerce streams. The students were selected randomly and were evenly divided by gender and classroom type (smart or traditional). To measure creativity, the study looked at three things: fluency (how many ideas students can come up with), flexibility (how different those ideas are), and originality (how unique the ideas are). The results were analyzed using a basic statistical method (t-test). The findings showed that students who learned in smart classrooms had higher creativity scores in all three areas, no matter their gender or subject stream. This means smart classrooms give students a better environment to think creatively, explore ideas, and solve problems in new ways. The study suggests that schools should invest more in smart classroom tools and teacher training to support student creativity.