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Lewis, Gail – Gifted Education International, 1989
Research is reviewed on identifying the characteristics most important to inventive ability, focusing on intelligence, visualization, persistence, joy in manipulating materials, originality, curiosity, and observation. A screening device developed to assess inventive potential demonstrated significant differences between inventors and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes
