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Creative Activity in Mathematics Education: A First Attempt at Definition and Problem-Identification. Research Reports from the Curriculum Laboratory, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Number 7.
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Howson, A. G.; Westbury, Ian – 1980
An attempt is made to define the meaning of invention and innovation in mathematics education in order to help develop guidelines for policies of research and development in this area. Spectrums of invention in the realms of geometry and group theory are proposed as models of ordering understanding of creative activity within mathematics. This…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creativity, Curriculum Development