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Dirkes, M. Ann – Roeper Review, 1988
Gifted students can learn to direct their thinking to maximize learning and creative production. They do this by stating what they intend to do, choosing strategies and appropriate conditions for thinking, and self-monitoring. The article describes techniques for developing self-directed thinking and applies these techniques to a class assignment.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted

Renzulli, Joseph S.; Callahan, Carolyn M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1975
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Processes, Creative Development, Educational Philosophy
White, Alan; And Others – 1976
The third of three reports on Project SEARCH (Search for Exceptional Abilities Reachable among Children with Handicaps) contains 28 lesson plans designed to develop the creative/productive thinking processes in handicapped children. It is explained that the activities are the products of cooperation between professional artists and special…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Processes, Creative Development, Gifted

Houtz, John C.; And Others – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1978
Creative thinking and problem solving processes were studied in 233 gifted elementary students. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Creative Development, Creative Thinking

Mumford, Michael D.; And Others – Roeper Review, 1994
This paper examines cognitive capacities and dispositional characteristics that contribute to creative problem solving, including relationship generation skills, expertise, adaptability, and wisdom. The paper argues that programs for gifted and talented students should develop the beliefs, values, and motives that will encourage students to apply…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Development, Creativity, Curriculum Development

Han, Ki-Soon; Marvin, Christine – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2002
A study examined domain specificity and domain generality of creativity in 109 second-graders. Children exhibited a range of creative abilities across different domains, rather than a uniform creative ability in diverse domains. Divergent thinking measures did not predict creative performance in at least two of three domains assessed in the study.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Creative Development
East Whittier City School District, CA. – 1974
The document provides lesson plans for strengthening the thought processes, including problem solving and creative abilities, of first and second grade mentally gifted children. The lessons are organized within the five operations of the mind as defined by J. Guilford's Structure of Intellect (SOI): cognition (10 lessons), memory (3 lessons),…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Creative Development
East Whittier City School District, CA. – 1974
The document provides lesson plans for strengthening the thought processes, including problem solving and creative abilities, of third and fourth grade mentally gifted children. The lessons are organized within the five operations of the mind as defined by J. Guilford's Structure of Intellect (SOI): cognition (10 lessons), memory (6 lessons),…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Creative Development
East Whittier City School District, CA. – 1974
The document provides lesson plans for strengthening the thought processes, including problem solving and creative abilities, of fifth and sixth grade mentally gifted children. The lessons are organized within the five operations of the mind as defined by J. Guilford's Structure of Intellect (SOI): cognition (16 lessons), memory (7 lessons),…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Creative Development
East Whittier City School District, CA. – 1974
The document provides lesson plans for strengthening the thought processes, including problem solving and creative abilities, of seventh and eighth grade mentally gifted children. The lessons are organized within four of the five operations of the mind as defined by J. Guilford's Structure of Intellect (SOI): cognition (18 lessons), memory (9…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Creative Development