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DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENT’S CREATIVE PERSONALITY DURING STUDYING PROCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2015. Issue 7 (160). P. 133-137

One of the main objectives of the higher education in the modern conditions, including significant competition on the labor market, is training of the professional, who possesses not only specific knowledge obtained from the degree, but who is also capable of creative activity and appliance of innovative thinking in the future profession. In this regard, formation of a new paradigm of education, with competence approach as its part, is taking place. This article discusses the definition of “competence”, “competence approach”, “innovation”, “innovative thinking”, “creativity”. After the analysis of creative activity characteristics and principles the author justifies the value of students’ creative activity formation in the studying process in university. This article describes the experience of non-traditional forms of education – theatrical performance as a way to improve students’ creative abilities.

Keywords: competence approach, innovative thinking, creativity, creative activity, theatrical competition