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Callahan, Carolyn M. – 1978
Intended to provide teachers with information about research in creativity, the book reviews practical considerations involved in the education of gifted and talented children. The first section analyzes difficulties and issues in defining creativity, including a review of models of creative thinking. The second chapter briefly reviews…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Evaluation Methods, Gifted
Le Storti, Anthony J.; And Others – 1980
Designed for use with gifted students in grades 6 through 8, the unit deals with suggestions for developing creativity through writing poetry. It is explained that the focus is on helping students recognize their own creativity before teaching poetry skills. Information on objectives, materials, and presentation methods is presented for the…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Writing, Gifted, Intermediate Grades
Cross, K. Patricia – 1967
At a conference on "Education for Creativity in the American College," educators, artists and researchers considered the proposition that: "Little has been done to provide appropriate academic experiences for highly creative students during the post-adolescent years, and many colleges seem to lose more talented and creative students than they…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Dropouts, Environment
Roberts, Thomas Bradford; Clark, Frances Vaughan – 1975
The introduction to this booklet states that transpersonal psychology focuses attention on the human capacity for self-transcendence as well as self-realization, and is concerned with the optimum development of consciousness. This booklet attempts to illustrate the value of this psychology in education, not as a complete substitute for traditional…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Psychology
Guilford, J. P. – 1973
One analysis of the creative process includes four steps: preparation; concentrated effort; withdrawal from the problem; insight or illumination; and verification, evaluation, and elaboration. The creative process is described elsewhere in four steps: openess, focusing, discipline, and closure. Research studies of highly creative adults have shown…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creativity
Bruch, Catherine B. – 1970
The curriculum guide is intended as an introduction to the study of man and his individuality, creativity, and uniqueness. Portions of such a study are suggested for use with gifted children in grades 4-6. Major objectives relate to the development by gifted students of their own creativity, productivity, and realization of personal potential.…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Curriculum Guides, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted
Lazar, Alfred L., Ed.; Duncan, Donald K., Ed. – 1971
The conference proceedings include 22 papers or workshop session summaries from the conference on the gifted. Some of the topics discussed are educational evaluation of the social worth of programs, economic accountability, the role of parent organizations, communicating with the state legislature, encouraging creativity in learning, describing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Conference Reports, Creative Development, Curriculum
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Lewis, Richard – Childhood Education, 1976
Some thoughts on the problems of supporting creative and imaginative growth in children and adults at school. Two incidents illustrate the discussion. (ED)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Expression, Early Childhood Education, Imagination
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Huff, Vaughn E. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1978
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity
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Cannella, Gaile S. – Teacher Educator, 1978
This paper describes a study of students in a competency based teacher education program comparing their opinions of the ideal child with those of a panel of experts on creative persons. The Ideal Child Checklist was used. (JMF)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Individual Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Student Development
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Olmo, Barbara G. – High School Journal, 1977
Using the nine traits of creativity suggested by Guilford and illustrated in tests of creative thinking by Torrance, high school teachers of varied subjects developed teaching strategies. Both students and teachers learned more about creativity by confronting the unknow future, predicting from limited data, and writing stories using fantasy.…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Teaching, Creative Writing, Fantasy
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Khatena, Joe – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1978
A review of L. Terman's studies on the gifted points out design problems and traces the expansion of such concepts concerning the gifted as the use of creativity for educational facilitation and the developmental correlates of creativity. (CL)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
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Schaie, K. Warner – Journal of Gerontology, 1978
It is argued that external validity across situations and life stages cannot be obtained for any single measure of intellectual ability. Presented at 84th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, 1976. (Author/PD)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age, Creative Development, Intellectual Development
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Khatena, Joe – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1978
Discussed is the identification and stimulation of creative imagination imagery. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Creativity Tests, Definitions
Sutton-Smith, Brian – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1977
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)
Descriptors: Behavior, Creative Development, Creativity, Games
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