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Schab, Fred – Peabody J Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Creative Development, Creativity
Freeman, James; And Others – 1968
Largely as a result of the extensive work carried out during the past decade, the concept of creativity has become increasingly important in educational and psychological thinking. This monography attempts to impose a framework within which to describe the main varieties of research on creativity. The monograph includes the following areas as…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Development, Creativity, Creativity Research
Faure, Pierre – Pedagogie, 1971
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Teaching, Creative Thinking
Dudek, Stephanie Z. – 1973
There are many myths about young children based on the definition of creativity as an innate capacity for openness to experience. This definition of creativity as a personality trait or attitude (creativity as expressiveness) has little relationship to creativity as the making of original and socially valuable products. Studies of children's art…
Descriptors: Art Expression, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Ability
Felker, Donald W.; Treffinger, Donald J. – 1971
The relationship between self concept and several measures of divergent thinking and related attitudes was investigated among the thirty-three boys and twenty-six girls in the fourth grade. They were given the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, Covington's Attitude Inventory for Problem Solving, and the Piers-Harris Self Concept Scale. High self…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Creativity Research
Dellas, Marie – 1971
The purpose of this study was to determine whether creativity could be facilitated by a training method based on a salient characteristic of the creative individual, namely, his ability to synthesize elements from two disparate psychological entities: (1) visual experiences; and (2) emotional states. A four-session training program is described in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Creative Activities, Creative Development
Thompson, Mark E. – 1982
The concept of creativity has many attributes and is a significant factor in our lives. Creative persons are observant, express part-truths, see things as others do not, are independent in cognitive faculties, are motivated by their talent and values, can hold many ideas at once, have greater sex drive, see a complex world, and have strong egos.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Thinking
Barron, Frank – 1973
This report reviews five current research projects in aesthetic education. Chapter 2 describes recent studies at the Institute of Personality Assessment and Research (IPAR) which relate aesthetics and creativity. Chapter 3 reviews measures of perceptual and cognitive performance; perceptual and aesthetic preference; and aesthetic interests,…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Affective Behavior, Art Education, Cognitive Development
Honig, Alice Sterling – 2000
This paper discusses creativity in young children and what teachers can do to support and promote it. Topics addressed in the paper include: (1) teacher interest in promoting creativity; (2) defining creativity; (3) creativity in the socioemotional domain; (4) the relationship between creativity and empathy for others; (4) bibliotherapy; (5)…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Activities, Creative Art, Creative Development