Abstract

The article is intended to solve the problem of developing the creative abilities of students who study jewelry design in Russia. To this end, the authors used a little-studied material; namely, the traditional technology of processing precious metals. The traditional technology of processing precious metals is a folk art created by the centuries-old experience of the Yakuts, one of the Northern peoples of Russia. Based on the traditional technology of processing precious metals, the authors designed a model for the development of students’ creative abilities. The model includes pedagogical conditions, the means of the Yakuts’ traditional technology of processing precious metals, and blocks of creative tasks, and reveals the criteria for creative abilities, in particular, creative thinking, imagination, craftsmanship, creativity, and ingenuity. The implementation of this pedagogical model enhanced the quality of education and the criteria for the creative abilities of jewelry design students in six classes at North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk.