Revisiting educational assumptions: The surprising negative link between creative extracurricular activities and creative thinking in PISA 2022. | Synapse
February 27, 2026
Revisiting educational assumptions: The surprising negative link between creative extracurricular activities and creative thinking in PISA 2022.
Key Points
To investigate the relationship between creative extracurricular activities and creative thinking in the PISA 2022 data.
Analyzed data from PISA 2022
Examined links between creativity in extracurricular activities and measured creative thinking
Identified a surprising negative correlation between creative activities and creative thinking
Suggested restructuring of creative activities to support students better
Abstract
These findings suggest that creative activities may need restructuring to better support all students, and creativity measures likely need to continue to be refined.