By employing an analytic method developed by the authors entitled the Inventory of Dramatic Behavior, this project set out to accomplish the following goals: (1) to provide a developmental profile of dramatic behavior of Florida elementary school children, (2) to correlate such data with previous results from a New York City sample, and (3) to…

The first purposes of this project were to develop a new measure of Creative Problem-Solving (Improving Research Testing) and to develop new scoring criteria for the College Situations Problems. In addition, evidence concerning the reliability and validity of nine new variables derived from these two measures was examined. Adequate levels of…

The play patterns and stimulus preference of 20 preschool children were observed during low and high stress conditions. The stress manipulation was contingent upon the child's preparation for a medical appointment. Heart rate recordings were used as an index of stress. Children manifested a preference toward creative-constructive play under…

This guide describes and illustrates 50 perceptual games for preschool children which may be constructed by teachers. Inexpensive, easily obtained game materials are suggested. The use of tactile and visual perceptual games gives children opportunities to make choices and discriminations, and provides reading readiness experiences. Games depicted…

A theory of culture change is offered as a foundation for reorganization of curriculums of general education and interdisciplinary study. Broadly humanistic in character, the theory's aim is to make possible a genuine integration of concepts in such disciplines as literature, art history, philosophy, psychology, political theory and history,…

A collection of 20 essays on creative problem solving in advertising and sales promotion considers the relationship between client and agency and the degree of creativity that is necessary or desirable for each side to bring to their collaboration. The different essays are fully illustrated and specifically focus on such areas as creativity in…

Data collected by testing every senior in 64 high schools affiliated with the Educational Research Council of America will be used as baseline data for science curriculum research and development. Students were randomly assigned one of the following tests: Iowa Tests of Educational Development--Test 2, General Background in the Natural Sciences;…

Annotations and bibliographic information are provided for reports, journal articles and other documents referring to scientists and engineers received by the U. S. Civil Service Commission library between 1965 and 1969. The documents are classified and reported in the following sections: supply and demand for technical personnel; personnel…

A copy of the "What Kind of Person are You? Test, which was used to measure the creative personality of the students in the Georgia Governor's Honors Program, is provided. This instrument is a 50-item forced-choice creative personality inventory. The items call for the respondent to make a choice between socially desirable characteristics on…

A picture story about the preparation of a child for school is presented. Topics included are: the early years, the changing process, individual differences, preparing for learning, preparation for reading, learning with others, self-reliance, self-care, sharing, preparation for the future, reading readiness, and creativity. (CK)

In this study, the evaluation of pupil creativity was partitioned into affective and cognitive components while teacher behavior was divided into classroom practices and teacher attitude. Nine hundred and forty-five fifth grade pupils from a small city district were studied for one year. The teacher attitude measure did not relate to creative…

Addressed more to the working creative writer than to the literary student, this book is intended to be a collection of "hints, tips, provocations, and scoldings--all of it intended as tonic." The author, who writes from personal experience as a creative writer, attempts to share some of his speculative insights about the writing process and the…

Written in a format intended to aid educators in writing behavioral objectives, this guide first identifies four variables an acceptable objective must have--institutional, behavioral, instructional and evaluative. After defining the variables, the reader is asked to identify them in a selection of objectives and/or to identify the elements that…

Written especially for teachers and principals, the volume presents a brief overview of current thoughts on problems and practical guidelines in elementary school programing for gifted and talented children. Examples of content, teaching methods, and various administrative procedures are provided on the elementary school level for the stated…

Two different approaches to identifying creative potential in writers were compared: (1) A cognitive-factor approach and (2) a personality approach. The objective is to determine whether the cognitive or personality tests are better able to distinguish between more creative and less creative writers. A review of the literature was conducted.…