TY  - GEN
A1  - Gericke, Christian
A1  - Soemer, Alexander
A1  - Schiefele, Ulrich
T1  - Benefits of Mind Wandering for Learning in School Through Its Positive Effects on Creativity
T2  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - There is broad agreement among researchers to view mind wandering as an obstacle to learning because it draws attention away from learning tasks. Accordingly, empirical findings revealed negative correlations between the frequency of mind wandering during learning and various kinds of learning outcomes (e.g., text retention). However, a few studies have indicated positive effects of mind wandering on creativity in real-world learning environments. The present article reviews these studies and highlights potential benefits of mind wandering for learning mediated through creative processes. Furthermore, we propose various ways to promote useful mind wandering and, at the same time, minimize its negative impact on learning.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 835 
KW  - mind wandering
KW  - creativity
KW  - divergent thinking
KW  - incubation effect
KW  - school learning
KW  - creative problem solving
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-588731
SN  - 1866-8364
IS  - 835
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Gericke, Christian
A1  - Soemer, Alexander
A1  - Schiefele, Ulrich
T1  - Benefits of Mind Wandering for Learning in School Through Its Positive Effects on Creativity
JF  - Frontiers in Education
N2  - There is broad agreement among researchers to view mind wandering as an obstacle to learning because it draws attention away from learning tasks. Accordingly, empirical findings revealed negative correlations between the frequency of mind wandering during learning and various kinds of learning outcomes (e.g., text retention). However, a few studies have indicated positive effects of mind wandering on creativity in real-world learning environments. The present article reviews these studies and highlights potential benefits of mind wandering for learning mediated through creative processes. Furthermore, we propose various ways to promote useful mind wandering and, at the same time, minimize its negative impact on learning.
KW  - mind wandering
KW  - creativity
KW  - divergent thinking
KW  - incubation effect
KW  - school learning
KW  - creative problem solving
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.774731
SN  - 2504-284X
VL  - 7
PB  - Frontiers Media SA
CY  - Lausanne, Schweiz
ER  -