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Download full textTorrance, E. Paul; Goff, Kathy – 1990
This digest describes academic creativity and offers suggestions for its development in gifted students. Creative learning and learning by authority are contrasted and examples of each are given. The naturally creative behavior of young children is noted. Among suggestions offered to teachers are: respect the unusual questions of children; show…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Creative Development, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education
Fleming, Gladys Andrews, Ed.; And Others – 1981
The findings of the National Dance Association's Task Force on Children's Dance are presented through position papers on the status of dance in education. In Part 1, the purposes and projects of the task force are outlined. The chapters in Part 2 list guidelines for a comprehensive dance program and provide examples of the use of the guidelines in…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Children, Creative Development
National School Boards Association, Washington, DC. – 1978
The bulk of this report is a digest of "Coming to Our Senses: The Significance of the Arts in American Education," the 1976 product of the blue ribbon Arts, Education, and Americans Panel chaired by David Rockefeller, Jr. The chapters reproduced here concentrate on what is being done in art education in public elementary and secondary…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Art Education, Art Teachers, Community Resources
Costello, Francis J. – 1977
The possibility that a specific engineering curriculum reduces the creative potential of its students was investigated, along with the relationship between pre-cognition, the ability to foresee events, and creativity. Engineering freshmen and seniors were tested and compared on creative potential. Liberal arts freshmen and seniors were also tested…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, College Freshmen, College Role, College Seniors
Swanson, Robert – 1978
The collection of poems was written for use in the Yakima Indian Reservation pre-school programs and was intended to introduce Yakima children to creative thought process at their own level with content that is part of their own world. The author spent several months observing in the Tribal Headstart Centers at three locations on the Yakima…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Childrens Literature, Creative Development
Hache, Marlene D. – 1974
An experimental design used to test the teachability of creative writing included pretesting and posttesting, control and experimental groups (composed of a total of 101 ninth grade students of average ability), and an intensive three-week teaching unit on creative writing. The treatment unit included extensive use of audiovisual materials and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Creative Development, Creative Writing, Educational Research
Morra, Frank, Jr. – 1977
Presented is the 1976-77 evaluation report of the Alexandria Program for the Gifted and Talented, a multi-dimensional approach to the differentiated education of children in grades 4 through 6 with exceptional abilities in both the cognitive and artistic areas. In Section I, an overview of the program is provided and it is explained that special…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Creative Development, Exceptional Child Research
NEISWORTH, JOHN T.; SMITH, ROBERT M. – 1965
RESEARCH CONCERNING SENSORY DEPRIVATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO PERSONALITY VARIABLES AND SUBSEQUENT BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE CHANGES IS REVIEWED. THREE LIMITATIONS OF THE CONGENITALLY BLIND ARE LISTED (1) RESTRICTION IN THE RANGE AND VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES, (2) DEFICITS IN THE ABILITY TO MOVE ABOUT, (3) DEFICITS IN THE CAPACITY TO CONTROL THE…
Descriptors: Blindness, Counselor Role, Creative Development, Creativity
Wooten, Vida Jo – Texas Outlook, 1968
Children will enjoy creative writing in the primary grades if they are given inspiration, time to write, and the opportunity to share their work with classmates. A second-grade class began a creative writing project by listening to poetry and selecting poems to memorize and recite. This stimulated and encouraged them to evaluate and to write…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Teaching
Torrance, E. Paul – 1968
The impact of the Minnesota Studies of Creative Behavior on education and their contributions to educational practices are assessed; national and international extensions of the Minnesota Studies are summarized. Research is cited and interpreted. Lists are provided of 200 publications in open sources related to the Minnesota Studies and 253…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Oberlander, Mark I.; And Others – 1975
This paper presents a study which tested 38 boys and 38 girls from grades 3-5 and 6-8 in both sex role identification and creativity. The study was conducted to determine whether past findings which indicate a relationship between low sex role identification and creativity were a function of the scales used in the experiment or of a developmental…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Creative Development, Creativity, Creativity Research
Addington, David W., Ed.; Kepke, Allen N., Ed. – 1973
This journal provides a focal point for the collection and distribution of systematically processed information about theory and practice in theatre. Part of an irregularly published series, this issue contains investigations of the application of transactional analysis to the theatre, the psychological effect of counterattitudinal acting in…
Descriptors: Body Image, Body Language, Child Development, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Gensley, Juliana T. – 1974
Intended for teachers of gifted students in grades 4-6, the guide emphasizes the need for specialized instruction in mathematics, suggests methods for teaching mathematical facts and concepts, describes approaches and materials to develop students' understanding of mathematical principles, and explores ways to build skills and creativity. Stressed…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Concept Formation, Creative Development, Curriculum Design
Yardley, Alice – 1973
This book is one of a series of four in which issues affecting the organization and work of the British Infant School are considered. The series ("Young Children Learning") is designed to express current educational theory in terms of the practical work of teachers and children in infant schools. The books include recent research into…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Body Image, Creative Development, Cultural Enrichment
Torrance, E. Paul – 1969
This pamphlet touches on definitions of creativity; its manifestations and methods of measurement on the preschool, elementary, high school, and college levels; its pattern of development; non-test ways of identifying creative behavior; and an explanation of creative learning. Common blocks to creative development are delineated, and a section…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creativity
