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Kohler, Alfred D. – 1973
This manual is intended for use by adopters or adapters of a media-oriented arts and humanities program designed to train teachers in the techniques of humanizing the general curriculum. The first chapter presents an overview of the program and outlines the theoretical model upon which it is based. The second chapter relates the theory to actual…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Audiovisual Instruction, Creative Dramatics, Creativity
SHERIDAN, MARION C. – 1960
THE ENGLISH TEACHER CAN ROUSE STUDENTS OUT OF UNTHINKING ACCEPTANCE AND PASSIVITY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH CREATIVE LANGUAGE EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO SHAPE THEM INTO CURIOUS AND RESPONSIVE INDIVIDUALS. TO FIND A PERSPECTIVE ON TEACHING CREATIVELY THE MANY FACETS OF LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND COMPOSITION, TEACHERS SHOULD LOOK TO STATEMENTS MADE BY…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Reading, Creative Teaching
BURGART, HERBERT J. – 1968
THE SYMBOL TEST OF ORIGINALITY (STO) WAS STUDIED AND MODIFIED TO SUBSTANTIATE ITS USEFULNESS AND TO MEET SEVERAL CRITERIA FOR TEST CONSTRUCTION--FREEDOM FROM INTELLECTUAL BIAS, SIMPLICITY, OBJECTIVITY, AND DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO A GENERAL CREATIVITY FACTOR. FROM AN ORIGINAL GROUP OF 4,500 PERSONS RANGING IN AGE FROM 10 TO 25 YEARS, FROM FIFTH…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cognitive Processes, Creativity
Cropley, A. J. – 1968
The relationship between creativity and intelligence is discussed; and the position that intellect is not synonymous with the ability to respond in the usual logical way to a standard test item is developed. This logical (convergent) way of thinking, measured by IQ tests, is contrasted with the creative (divergent) way of thinking, measured by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Convergent Thinking
Miles, David T. – 1968
The purpose of this first phase of a continuing research program was the development of a test of creative problem solving in general design. A design class of 186 members was divided into an experimental and control group; a non-design control group (an educational psychology class) of 45 was also tested. Multivariate interpretation of creative…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. – 1973
Six reports from a workshop of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) members establish the framework for the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation project on creativity of the school. The reports reflect the workshop's goals to establish priorities for further study and to identify contributions and benefits of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Comparative Education, Conference Reports
Manchel, Frank, Ed.; Clark, Virginia, Ed. – 1970
Ten papers assess 3 years of the La Mancha Project whose basic objectives are to devise methods and materials to help students write more effectively, to coordinate the students' writing experiences in English with their other academic classes and life outside school, to provide an in-service training program for secondary school teachers on the…
Descriptors: Creativity, Elective Courses, English Instruction, Film Production
Kosinski, Leonard V., Ed. – 1968
Readings in this book have been selected to show how creativity and imagination can be the central focus in a literature and language arts curriculum for the elementary grades. Selections are divided into four parts, each with a different emphasis. Part 1 contains three articles which trace the development of imaginative literature and stress the…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Classroom Communication, Creativity
McReynolds, Paul, Ed. – 1968
Intended for use as a supplementary text in courses on assessment and related fields, the text discusses the following: introduction to psychological assessment; current conceptions of intelligence and their implications for assessment; assessment in the study of creativity; interpreter's syllabus for the California Psychological Inventory; the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Counseling Effectiveness, Creativity, Evaluation Methods
Scott, Owen; And Others – 1974
Using data obtained from 51 male and 133 female undergraduates enrolled in six classes in educational psychology, the authors obtained evidence supporting the existence of slight sex differences in descriptions or appraisals of instruction and also suggesting a relationship between the overall past achievement of the males and their perceptions of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students
Majer, Kenneth S., Ed. – Viewpoints, 1973
A series of writings describing some contemporary thoughts about training professional educators and some efforts to meet changing needs are collected in this issue of "Viewpoints." An article on methods of inquiry, written by Ivor Davies, is the first chapter. The problems of the bilingual Latino, with respect to his American schooling, are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, College Curriculum
Paulus, Dieter H., Ed. – 1971
This compilation of abstracts summarizes the papers and symposia proceedings of the 2nd Convocation (1971) of the Northeastern Educational Research Association. Many topics in educational research are covered, such as: measurement, accountability, evaluation, instructional techniques, disadvantaged youth, testing, and special programs. A listing…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Accountability, Conferences, Creativity
Strasheim, Lorraine A. – 1972
This address examines the personal experiences and attitudes of a language teacher during the 1960's, exploring the then commonly held notions of "creativity" with a view toward stimulating professional reappraisal of the term and its pedagogical implications. The author suggests that the notion of the teacher "guiding creativity" must yield to a…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Teaching, Creativity, Educational Objectives
Bella Vista Elementary School, Salt Lake City, UT. – 1971
This booklet was produced for teachers in the hope that the philosophy of multiple talents, and productive thinking will be an aid in the development of future citizens. In the introduction, Calvin W. Taylor discusses talents as the central focus in all classrooms, new tests for identifying important talents heretofore neglected, and the need of a…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Communication Skills, Convergent Thinking, Creative Development
Bucks County Public Schools, Doylestown, PA. – 1971
This instrument is designed for parent, student, and/or administrative use for needs assessment. Several specific ways of using the instrument are discussed. The instrument consists of several statements describing various areas for ten different goals. The assessors must check a number (1-5) indicating the priority (most important-least…
Descriptors: Achievement, Basic Skills, Behavior Rating Scales, Behavioral Objectives
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