Purpose: One of the important purposes of all educational systems is to foster creativity in students. Likewise, the use of more appropriate teaching methods is emphasized in fostering students' creativity. Therefore, the aim of this research was to identify the dimensions of students' creativity by emphasizing the reverse learning approach.
Method: The present research method was applied in terms of purpose and qualitative in terms of data type - with thematic analysis. The participants in the research included academic experts in the field of educational sciences and education experts who were interviewed in the form of purposeful sampling and using the snowball method. The research tool was semi-structured interviews. To increase the validity (reliability) of the formal method and reliability, the agreement coefficient method between the coders was used. Thematic analysis and coding methods were also used to analyze the data.
Findings: The findings showed that 26 open codes, 4 central codes including individual factors with 10 sub-themes; an environment with 7 sub-themes; Organization with 5 sub-themes and institutional factors with 8 sub-themes were identified as dimensions of students' creativity with emphasis on the reverse learning approach.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that by teaching with the reverse learning method and paying attention to its components, creativity can be provided in students. Therefore, the planners of the education system should move towards more creative teaching-learning methods to cultivate creativity.