Creativity in the development of students' motivation for intellectual search activity

the article explores the role of a creative approach in shaping students' motivation for intellectual search activities. Based on a comprehensive analysis of theoretical concepts and empirical data, the mechanisms of the influence of creative teaching methods on the cognitive activity of students are revealed. The main attention is paid to the following aspects: the psychological and pedagogical foundations of the relationship between creativity and motivation, effective methods of integrating creative elements into the educational process, and the results of experimental implementation of creative learning technologies. The study used methods of psychodiagnostics, pedagogical experiment with control and experimental groups, and qualitative analysis of the products of students' creative activity. The results demonstrate a significant increase in the level of internal motivation, indicators of cognitive activity, and the quality of research work. A special contribution of the research is the development of a practice-oriented model for stimulating intellectual search activity through a system of creative tasks that take into account the specifics of academic disciplines, individual characteristics of students, and modern digital technologies. The article is of interest to higher school teachers, methodologists and researchers in the field of educational psychology, offering scientifically based approaches to the development of students' motivation in the context of the transformation of the educational paradigm. The research materials can be used in the development and mastering of teacher training courses.

creativity, motivation, intellectual search activity, cognitive activity, creative teaching methods, students