Designed for school personnel, the booklet provides guidelines for the identification of scientifically creative preschool through fifth grade students and gives suggestions for the implementation of a creative scientific classroom. Seven general recommendations, e.g., that identification should be individualized rather than part of group testing,…

Reported are results of a study concerning the role of structural properties of scientific prose. Two major types of relations are identified as typically part of the scientific prose: description of relations, and explanation of mechanisms. Results of two experiments isolate one characteristic of scientific prose (explanation of mechanisms) as…

This address explores facets of curricula for preschool children in an attempt to raise issues relevant to curriculum planning. Goals and assumptions of theoretical frameworks for curriculum development are discussed and culminate in the statement of a "Distance from Self" criterion which can be applied to deciding the appropriateness of an…

PAPERS CONCERNING (1) LEARNING AND METHODS OF INVESTIGATION, AND (2) CREATIVITY AND PRODUCTIVE THINKING ARE INCLUDED IN THIS NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION PUBLICATION. IN THE PAPER THAT DEALS WITH LEARNING, A DEFINITION OF LEARNING AND A DESCRIPTION OF BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY ARE FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULI AND…

IN RESPONSE TO THE OBSERVATION THAT CHILDREN LOSE MUCH OF THEIR IMAGINATIVENESS AND CREATIVENESS AT ABOUT AGE 5 OR DURING THEIR KINDERGARTEN YEAR, A PROGRAM CALLED THE "CREATIVE-AESTHETIC APPROACH TO SCHOOL READINESS" WAS EMPLOYED TO SEE IF IT WOULD PREVENT SUCH A LOSS. THE PROGRAM IS NORMALLY USED WITH PRESCHOOL CHILDREN TO DEVELOP THE…

THIS ACQUISITIONS LIST IS VOLUME 1, NUMBER 7, OF A NONCUMULATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY ON EDUCATION. APPROXIMATELY 500 UNANNOTATED REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED FOR DOCUMENTS DATING MAINLY FROM 1962 TO 1966. MATERIALS ARE PRESENTED UNDER THE HEADINGS OF COGNITION, CREATIVITY, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, MENTAL ABILITY, PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, AND VERBAL ABILITY, IN…

TO DETERMINE WHETHER STUDENTS WHO PERCEIVE THEIR TEACHERS DIFFERENTLY ALSO DIFFER IN CREATIVITY, A SAMPLE OF 197 STUDENTS (82 MALES AND 115 FEMALES) WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM ONE HIGH SCHOOL. EACH STUDENT WAS GIVEN THREE TESTS OF COGNITIVE FACTORS--THE UTILITY TEST (LISTING DIFFERENT USES FOR A BRICK AND A WOODEN PENCIL), THE APPARATUS TEST…

A STUDY WAS MADE TO DESCRIBE, AND TO DISCOVER POSSIBLE WAYS OF INFLUENCING INTELLECTUAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT IN NINTH-GRADE, GIFTED YOUTH. THIS REPORT, PART TWO OF A THREE-PART STUDY, REVIEWED THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM DESIGNED ESPECIALLY TO PRODUCE CHANGES IN ATTITUDES, INTERESTS, AND VALUES TOWARD CREATIVE INTELLECTUAL NORMS.…

An attempt is made to define the meaning of invention and innovation in mathematics education in order to help develop guidelines for policies of research and development in this area. Spectrums of invention in the realms of geometry and group theory are proposed as models of ordering understanding of creative activity within mathematics. This…

Part of a series on selected aspects of curriculum development, this monograph contains reading conference proceedings that include an opening address by author Marguerite Henry in which she shares personal experiences in her evolution as a writer and six papers on remedial reading and language arts. The first paper describes the neurological…

This paper considers the relationships between mathematics, creativity, and the socioeconomically disadvantaged teenager. The aim is to ascertain better how to recognize the mathematically gifted student and then to pursue the question of how best to facilitate his or her learning of mathematics. Research and other literature are analyzed,…

The main and interactive effects of classroom openness on the achievement and creativity of 103 third graders and 97 fourth graders were assessed by multiple regression analyses. After controlling for student IQ, socioeconomic status, sex, age, anxiety and "family openness," classroom openness was found to be negatively related to achievement and…

Interviews with people who write, direct, act, or otherwise work in television indicate that as television has reached toward larger and larger audiences its tendency to suppress creativity, diversity, and self-expression has also increased. Acquisition or network control over the creative process has caused prime time television to exhibit at…

The effects of a creativity training program on 18 classes of middle grade and high school level educable mentally retarded (EMR) students were investigated. Ss received instruction with a systematic set of creativity training materials for a 12-week period while 12 control group classes continued regular classwork. Criterion groups were compared…

The Connecticut Program for Handicapped/Talented Children was designed to devise an assessment procedure for documenting developed or potential talent in handicapped children and to provide program services for handicapped children with high creative potential. Multi-arts experiences in the areas of visual arts, music, and theatre-movement have…