Documentary study of the effect of play on the creativity of primary school children

Introduction: 

Creativity is one of the most important cognitive components, which is important to pay attention to in the educational process, especially in the elementary period.

Therefore, the present research was conducted with the aim of studying the effect of various educational games on the development of students' creativity.

It was a review type and databases of Nurmagz, comprehensive portal of humanities, scientific information center of academic jihad, Civilica, Alamnet, Mogiran, etc. were checked using research keywords and 19 related articles were published from 1390 to 1400 were selected and examined.

84% of the articles have proven the positive effect of play on the creativity of primary school children, 5% of the articles showed a negative effect and 11% did not show a significant effect between play and creativity. Also, 29 percent of the studies showed the effect of computer games on general creativity/abstract thinking/cognitive load/flexibility and fluidity/academic progress. Computer action games / computer game creation / medium game hours / imagination / pretend play / storytelling / poetry has a 9% effect on creativity and creative games of the center of intellectual cultivation / plant cultivation and games / comprehension, linear and combined games / based on the Taba curriculum / Role-playing games/ creativity-based play therapy/ geometric educational games had a 5% effect on creativity. Most of the articles pay attention to computer games and the impact of games such as: climbing games, running, singing, outdoor and nature games, business games, games with effective strategies, conditioned games, serious games Role-playing has been neglected.As a result, the use of educational games can increase the creativity of students, and it is important to pay attention to the neglected aspects in researches.