Examined whether lengthy responses to the blank card reflect a contaminating factor such as glibness in creativity research. Two groups of college students completed the Remote Associates Test, Thematic Apperception Test, or Hand Test. Results suggested that blank cards among ambiguous stimuli evoke not glibness but economy of expression. (JAC)

Great science is more akin to great art than to mechanical routine. But the common view of science teachers and textbooks ignores science as quest and suggests any problem can be solved by application of scientific method. Revolutionary structures are products of creative insight, not of logically inevitable scientific progress. (PB)

Art education for mildly retarded children is advocated, and selected instructional considerations are reviewed. The value of integrating art instruction with the special education program and the need for teacher certification in both fields is further addressed, along with developmental stages of artistic expression. (SEW)

Discusses how microcomputers can aid in higher-level creative processes, enabling students to experience the joy/fulfillment of spontaneous creative expression. "The Magic Melody Box" (Atari) program, in which users choose a rhythm and draw a melody line, is used as an example to illustrate the computer's potential in this area. (JN)

Suggestions to help art students at any level produce an accurate and craftsmanlike value scale are provided. Values scales are vital in terms of skill development and as a means for creative action. (RM)

Problems inherent in the process of identifying creativity in children are considered. Parallels in determining basketball talent through observation, tryout games, and identification of selected characteristics are drawn. Examples of creativity checklists and self-report inventories are given. (CL)

Discusses two approaches to teaching poetry writing to children: a method approach that molds children's creativity into acceptable forms, and an experimental approach that allows children to try out personal feelings and different forms, which is more conducive to their perceptions, creativity, and developing sense of self. (HTH)

Describes the choral method of poetry used in one grade school to nurture children's poetic self-expression, both soft and violent. Demonstrates through the resulting poetry how culture affects the creativity of even primary grade students. (HTH)