This study was concerned with an investigation of artistic talent measures, the identification of artistic talent, and an examination of the relationship of organizational characteristics to artistic performance. The predictor instrument used was a specially constructed questionnaire made up of multiple choice biographical items and selected…

Studies on individual and group problem solving from the past 15 years are brought together in this volume. Four sections of the book consider individual problem solving and the search for a possible unique factor in creativity. The next four sections concern themselves with the various aspects of group problem solving, and a final part of the…

THE EXTENT THAT AUTOINSTRUCTIONAL AIDS CAN BE APPLIED TO THE INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING TO (1) PROVIDE FOR DELIBERATE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS' CREATIVE BEHAVIOR AND (2) ASSURE MASTERY OF SUBJECT MATTER AT THE SAME TIME WAS THE SUBJECT OF THIS STUDY. THE STUDY POPULATION CONSISTED OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO INTENDED TO CONTINUE THEIR FORMAL EDUCATION…

The humanistic value of expressive discourse should form the basis for reinstating composition in the curricula of higher education. Educators must realize that the process of thinking that goes on before an assertion or statement of purpose is written is related to the familiar prewriting concept; that approaches to invention are as various as…

An interview in which Miss West describes the phase-elective program of McClelland High School, Little Rock, Arkansas. (PF)

The Office of Gifted and Talented, New Jersey, and the Department of Education and Industrial Arts of Glassboro, South Carolina, cosponsored the first "Olympics of the Mind," a competition designed to develop and recognize the creative talents of high school students. The activity is described, and information for schools and teachers is provided.…

The author describes a preservice mathematics methods course designed to develop independent learning and productive thinking skills as well as knowledge of mathematics methods. (MJB)

This article addresses the problems that artists and writers face in the classroom because their roles have not been delineated. The Teachers and Writers Collaborative is an organization set up to address their needs. (Author/AM)

Examines motives that can serve as the framework for a creative composition course and suggests some specific creative writing procedures. (DD)

Problems faced by terminally ill patients and ways those problems are addressed by institutional care givers may thwart the patient's creative impulses, which are basic to living. This essay describes how the staff of Hillhaven Hospice encourages and supports creativity of patients through creative writing. (Author)

Discusses creative processes in science regarding: (1) the personal quality of creativity; (2) how to teach creative science; (3) communication of scientific creativity; and (4) reward system of scientific creativity. (HM)

The course Introduction to Technology (Quebec Department of Education) allows a student to increase his creative processes while increasing his technological awareness. This awareness is developed by the construction of a prototype which arises out of substantive technical information and a perceived personal need relative to a particular theme.…

Asserts that the greatest hindrance to creativity is what students have learned about school and describes exercises to encourage the creative writing process. (KS)

Discusses the use and stimulation of lateral, or divergent, thinking to promote creativity. (SL)

Teachers became more accepting of the need for and desirability of creativity after attending a half-day program designed to foster a positive view of creativity. (GO)