Creativity and critical thinking: From concepts to teacher-friendly rubrics

This chapter argues that creativity and critical thinking are essential skills in innovationdriven societies and economies and key skills for employment in the digital age. Creativity and critical thinking also contribute to personal and social well-being. Most countries recognise them as key learning outcomes for their education systems. After presenting a state of the art of the research consensus on what creativity and critical thinking entail, the chapter presents the portfolio of OECD rubrics on creativity and critical thinking that were developed by working with teachers and schools networks in 11 countries, and reflects on how teachers used them to give students more opportunities to develop their creativity and critical thinking skills while teaching their usual curriculum.