The methodology of developing the creative activity of Chinese university students based on the synthesis of arts (based on the material of the musical theater of the XX century)

Abstract

The research is devoted to the development and testing of pedagogical methods aimed at developing the creative activity of Chinese university students. The relevance of the work is determined by the objectives of the national strategy for the modernization of education in China until 2035, which requires the development of creativity and emotional intelligence of students. The purpose of the research was to create a technique based on the synthesis of arts using the material of the musical theater of the XX century. The methodological basis was formed by a pedagogical experiment involving 240 students of Fudan University (experimental and control groups). The developed methodology included three modules: theoretical and analytical, practice-oriented and project-based. The creativity test of E.P. Torrance was used to evaluate the effectiveness. The results of the experiment showed a statistically significant increase in creativity indicators among the students of the experimental group compared with the control group. The most noticeable progress was observed in the parameters originality and flexibility. It is concluded that the methodology integrating the study of art synthesis using the example of musical theater with project creativity is an effective tool for developing creative activity among students of different specialties.