Characteristics and Development of Creative Teaching Research in the World

Key words: 
• creative teaching in the world /
• creative teaching research /
• stage of development /
• characteristics /
• research objects and methods

Abstract: The development of creative teaching research in the world has undergone three phases: the phase of creative teaching research of gifted pupils, the phase of creative teaching research of ordinary pupils, and the phase of popularization of creative teaching research. There are three shifts in this development, the shift from the research of relationship between teaching and creative development to the research of creative teaching, from research of students creativity to research of teachers creativity, and from classic methods research to new methods research. The characteristics and development of teaching research in the world give valuable foundation and enlightenment to the creative teaching research in China.