This booklet introduces the SM-14 (Scientific Method) Formula and lists characteristics of the scientific method. A history and progression of the scientific method is also featured. Contents include: (1) The Basic Principles of the Scientific Method; (2) Submitting Ideas Incorporating SM-14; (3) The 11 Stages of the SM-14 Formula and Famous…

The knowledge of exponential development, the multiple aspects of social problems, the fast technological advancements and the growing availability of advanced hardware and software are increasing demands on undergraduate engineering education and practice. Therefore, it is imperative that engineering teachers become able to accomplish much more…

The focus of this study is an eight-week science enrichment mentorship program for elementary and middle school girls (ages 8 to 13) at Coleson Village, a public housing community, in an urban area of western Washington. The goal of the program was to build confidence and encourage creativity as the participants discovered themselves as competent…

Author emphasized the benefits the music educator can obtain from a careful study of the basic premises of Abraham Maslow's humanistic psychology. (Author/RK)

In considering the creative process, author tried to build a bridge between two assumedly discrete areas, the arts and communication, by examining some conditions which impinge on the message-maker as he goes about formulating statements for dissemination to others. (Author/RK)

Author discussed some shibboleths whose acceptance by college faculties has caused their institutions to promote change that harms the educational environment. (Author/RK)

A questionnaire designed to discover how creativity is developed, was sent to selected elementary school age poets, their teachers, and parents. Responses to the questionnaire are discussed. (ST)

Research which is relevant to the study of creativity over the last century is reviewed and reasons are suggested for the upsurge and recession of interest in creativity. (Author)

The third paper of a series on intellective factors in learning mathematics, critical reviews of research concerned with variables that influence mathematical ability are presented here. (Author/KM)

Suggests techniques for utilizing carving materials, modeling materials, and plaster of Paris techniques. (DS)

Author reviews both the major short-range and long-range predictive validity studies of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and reports the main findings of a 12-year follow-up of a predictive validity study with high school students initiated in 1959. (Author/CB)

Author of children's books tells what literature and creativity mean to her with implications for cultural enrichment in children. (DS)

Teachers should instruct students to seek truth in spite of opposition. Henry D. Thoreau is cited as the model for this life-long artistic endeavor. (RB)