#196: Generative AI for Creative Learning in K-12 Education: Insights from a Systematic Scoping Review

The rapid rise of generative AI (GenAI) presents both opportunities and challenges for fostering creativity in K–12 education. This systematic scoping review synthesized 45 studies (2017–2025) to examine how GenAI has been applied in creative learning. Four categories emerged: (1) creativity assessment, (2) human–AI co-creativity, (3) stakeholders’ perceptions, and (4) creativity enhancement. Findings show strong potential for GenAI to support idea generation, multimodal expression, and assessment of creative outputs, but highlight concerns about equity, authorship, and theoretical grounding. While most applications focus on text-based creativity, multimodal and culturally inclusive approaches remain underexplored. This review provides a foundation for responsible and equitable integration of GenAI into K–12 classrooms and captures a field in transition, where new forms of creative expression are emerging and educators are rethinking assessment, authorship, and pedagogy. This review provides a foundation for ethically grounded, developmentally appropriate and theory-driven GenAI designs that enhance, rather than automate, human creativity.