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Publication Date: 2014
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Democratizing Mathematical Creativity through Koestler's Bisociation Theory
Prabhu, Vrunda; Czarnocha, Bronsilaw
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) (38th) and the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA) (36th, Vancouver, Canada, Jul 15-20, 2014)
The presentation challenges a frequently-expressed assertion: "There is no single, authoritative perspective or definition of creativity [in mathematics]" Kattou et al. (2011). It points to difficulties resulting from using accepted definitions in educational research (Wallas, 1926; Thorance, 1975). In this paper, the authors express concern about joining research on creativity with the research into giftedness and suggest the need for democratizing that approach. To that end, they introduce an alternative definition of creativity - bisociation, that is "a creative leap of insight" or an Aha moment (Koestler, 1964). Prabhu and Czarnocha argue for adopting Koestler's bisociation as "the authoritative perspective or definition of creativity." [For the complete proceedings, see ED597799.]
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Creativity, Creative Thinking, Definitions, Academically Gifted, Associative Learning, Learning Theories
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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