An instrument for self-analysis of creative problem-solving style is introduced. A circular flow model of dynamic tension establishes a profile based on one's orientation toward generation, conceptualization, implementation, and optimization of knowledge. Preliminary tests with 130 businesspeople and undergraduate students indicate high…

Four classroom activities are described: (1) one for stimulating beginning students' interest in finding evidence of French language and culture in their own environment; (2) a card game for learning grammar; (3) a letter-writing exercise; and (4) a game using lipograms in the creation of a fictional community. (MSE)

Discusses how aesthetics is a much broader category than just artistic, but that the arts depend on the aesthetic modality because they operate through it. Advocates that students should have a working knowledge and understanding of the field to take them into the essence of the subject. (KM)

Standardized tests which measure a narrow span of intelligence unfairly penalize students whose strengths don't fall within that range. Three kinds of intelligence (analytical, creative, practical) are discussed. Sternberg's Triarchic Abilities Test, currently being test-piloted, assesses all three aspects of intelligence in contrast to current…

An Indonesian teacher education seminar using poetry to spark creative activities in French foreign language instruction is described. Specific exercises used to develop creativity are outlined. (MSE)

The discovery of penicillin is cited in a discussion of the role of serendipity as it relates to scientific discovery. The importance of sagacity as a personality trait is noted. Successful researchers have questioning minds, are willing to view data from several perspectives, and recognize and appreciate the unexpected. (JW)

The article provides practical information and techniques for effectively using creative problem-solving. Six stages of problem solving, with both convergent and divergent thinking phases, are discussed. Also discussed are equipment, time frames, and environmental requirements for creative problem-solving sessions. Sample exercises are offered.…

Traces the development of Australian art education through three main phases: (1) the hand-eye training period; (2) the creativity period; and (3) the studio discipline period. Identifies overseas influences for these developments. Suggests that at present a variety of factors have precipitated favorable circumstances for growth of visual arts…

This study examined gender differences in creativity among 149 Sudanese males and 151 Sudanese females, ages 15-20. Males and females performed significantly better on different tests, but no significant interaction between gender and education was found. Differences in opportunities for independent and creative thought granted to Sudanese males…

A music teacher who taught extensively in European and Australian schools discusses music's importance in helping young children develop language skills. Songs and dance provide ideal opportunities for appreciating one's own culture and, in multilingual schools, for building vocabulary and interest in a new language. Learning songs also encourages…

University security officers (n=34) played a simulation game designed to evaluate emergent leadership in a problem-solving situation. Both facilitative leadership style and individual creative contribution were found to make significant contributions to group members' perceptions of leadership. Implications are drawn for personnel selection,…

Seventeen gifted underachieving students (ages 8-13) were guided through a creative productivity study based on the Enrichment Triad Model. Although a variety of factors contributed to their underachievement, positive gains were made by 82% of the students and most were no longer underachieving in their school setting at the end of the…

This article, based largely on participant observation by a British 18-year-old schoolgirl, considers forces that crush creativity in teenagers, including pressures at school, at home, and by peers. The article shows how teenagers whose creativity has been crushed then humiliate and crush the creativity of other teenagers. Mentoring is seen as one…

Disagrees with Whitson's central point that the creative element in schools is in the minority. Also takes issue with Whitson's perception of the historic role of education in this country, using data that show how education has been viewed, since the nation's founding, as an endeavor to direct students' behavior toward compliance, not…

Disadvantaged Filipino children (ages 5-6) who were fast learners were given 20 sessions (n=7) or 46 sessions (n=8) of training in creative activities, using such techniques as brainstorming, figural/verbal/physical exercises, and problem solving. Children exposed to more training activities over a longer period of time manifested gains in…