Study operationalizes small group structure (n=6) into democratic, authoritarian, and unstructured forms and seeks to determine which form of small group structure is most conducive to group production of creative behaviors. (Author/PD)

Discusses a study designed to assess the impact of information use patterns in an individual's process of creativity. (MH)

The author considers the manner in which children develop awareness of varieties of sound, pitch, and rhythm, and provides an outline for use in a class project in musical composition. (IM)

In a study comparing poetry written by 23 Ss and 24 controls, all students in introductory college speech courses, it was found that poetry written by the Ss who spent 15 minutes prior to writing the poetry in nonverbal activities of the encounter group type was rated higher than that of the controls on all three criteria of originality,…

The author identifies and describes models for developing materials to teach creative thinking and problem solving skills. (CL)

Reviews research on possible contributions of role playing, games and sports, and play to the developmental process, e.g., the inter-relationships between play and creativity. (MBR)

Described is the SICCS model (Social Interaction and Creativity in Communication System) for systematically analyzing behaviors associated with creativity. (DB)

The author discusses the apparent lack of present day progress and developments of mathematics and mathematicians as compared with those of previous generations. (Author/MN)

Describes two studies of brain hemisphere development which indicate children retarded in the functions of one hemisphere may not be retarded in the functions of the second hemisphere. Suggests that the left hemisphere functions may inhibit some right hemisphere functions. (SL)

Compared were the cognitive outcomes between a university based course on creative classroom concepts and methods for 137 classroom teachers taught via the telenetwork and the same course taught at face-to-face locations. (SBH)

Parents are offered information on identifying and living with a gifted child. The needs of gifted children, techniques for coping with them, and ways to encourage creativity are discussed. (MT)

The article describes a facilitative rather than supervisory administrative approach to encourage teachers' creative efforts as they encourage children's creativity. Practices that inhibit creativity are described, and recommendations for administrative support are noted. (Author/DB)

Tests of creative production given to 75 college students used three different types of instructions. The total number of superior responses was equal for brainstorming and criteria-cued instructions and greater than standard instructions. Criteria-cued instructions worked more efficiently, producing the largest number of creative responses for…

Early differences in cognitive motivation (quest for knowledge) may differentiate gifted from nongifted children. Situation-specific and activity-oriented measures of cognitive motivation are described, and evidence is presented showing the effectiveness of a measurement of reaction to congruent and incongruent figures in the identification of…

Notes that whether imagery is used to promote artistic expression, awareness, or changes in attitudes and behaviors, certain fundamental prerequisites and precautions apply. Outlines these conditions and presents some possible areas in which imagery could prove valuable for elementary and middle school counselors. (NB)