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Peer reviewedEulie, Joseph – Social Studies, 1984
Techniques that a social studies teacher can use to help students develop imagination, understanding, and divergent thinking are discussed. Also examined are meanings attached to the creative process and traits of creative people. (RM)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Critical Thinking
Kruise, Carol Sue – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1987
This discussion of the need for learning activities which promote critical thinking skills, creativity, and affective growth in children uses Bloom's Taxonomy as a guide for designing such activities based on children's literature. Several examples of projects based on specific children's books are provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Creative Development, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Enrichment
Download full textHestad, Marsha; Avellone, Kathy – 1991
This 9-week curriculum unit on trees is designed for gifted students in grades 1-5. The lessons are designed for 40-minute classes meeting two or three times a week and stress the development of creative thinking skills, creative problem solving and decision making skills, and critical and logical thinking skills. Each of the 12 lesson plans…
Descriptors: Biology, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking
Daniels, Roberta R.; And Others – 1984
Progressive competencies were identified for gifted students in grades kindergarten through 12 as a result of a survey of over 600 administrators, classroom teachers, and teachers of the gifted. Competencies were identified for four levels of development in the following six specific skill areas: creativity, affective development, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Objectives, Competency Based Education, Creative Development
Wakefield, John F. – 1989
This study explores the usefulness of a creativity construct for arts education. It is hypothesized that an arts orientation is a valid personality construct, that this orientation is correlated with contrasting cognitive skills, and that these skills are manifested in creative behaviors. Sixty-five high school seniors were given the ACT Interest…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement
Peer reviewedDunnahoo, Dan E. – Art Education, 1993
Reviews the place of creativity in the two major orientations of art education: (1) creative self-expression; and (2) discipline-based art education (DBAE). Asserts that critics of DBAE argue that it is dry and does not allow for creative expression. Rejects this notion and claims that properly implemented DBAE produces intellectual and emotional…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Teachers, Child Development
Smutney, Joan Franklin, Ed. – ICG Journal, 1991
This theme issue contains 17 articles which provide a diversity of views on the nature of creativity and how best to nurture it. Five initial articles are: "Creatively Gifted, disadvantaged Children: Their Desperate Need for Mentors" (E. Paul Torrance); "Creative Productivity: Understanding Its Sources and Nurture" (Donald J. Treffinger);…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Childrens Literature, Cooperative Learning
