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Relationship between Information and Communication Technologies and Creativity: Literature Review

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine, through a literature review of empirical articles and experience reports, the scientific literature on the relationship between the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and creativity in the educational context. The search was conducted on the databases SciELO, Pepsic and Portal CAPES, considering the studies published from 2004 to 2014. According to the pre-established inclusion criteria, 28 articles, distributed in 23 foreign journals, were selected. The year with the highest number of publications was 2012 (n = 6). From the selected researches, none was conducted in Brazil. The investigation scenarios were basic education, higher education, and teacher professional training. Experimental design researches were conducted only in the basic education context. The reviewed studies evaluated a diversity of ICT and, in general, the results indicated a positive relationship between technology and creativity development in the educational context.

Creativity; Technology; Education; Scientific Production

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