Verbal reasoning and semantic divergent thinking scores together with assessments of conventional and creative English attainment were gained for 331 10-year-old children. A factor analysis demonstrated a separation of the ability and attainment measures. (Author)

Study conducted to assess the differential effectiveness of two or more creativity instructional programs which purport to develop similar skills and abilities among pupils of the same age. (Authors/CB)

Author proposes more freedom in all grades for pupils to exercise innate curiosity, make mistakes, help each other and experiment without constant evaluation. Teachers would become facilitators of self directed learning", participating (and making errors), suggesting ideas to put to practice and clarifying rather than judging from on high. (PD)

A home environment that gives a free reign and a ready response to the explorations of the child is one that fosters creative development. Likewise, the use of discovery learning at school and in job training encourages creativity. (CK)

Article, written by the Editorial Staff of D.O.K. Publishers, Inc., describes an approach which has been developed through more than three years of experimentation for teaching literature to elementary school children. (MB)

The author feels the student should be asked to creatively solve realistic problems beginning in the freshman and sophomore years. The professor becomes a coach" to help the student develop his abilities rather than teach" skills that someone else has developed. (TS)

Suggests ways to improve the quality of language arts instruction in this lighthearted presentation of the objectives and resolutions of a mythical international language arts association. (VJ)

The author reviews A Foundation For Art Education" by Manuel Barkan, one of the first texts to analyze contemporary teaching methods in relation to the history of Art Education. (Author/AS)

Tests the effects of (1) specialization versus project team organization and (2) individual- versus group-level feedback. Finds that groups organized into project teams tended to express higher levels of satisfaction and groups given individual-level feedback tended to construct higher scoring words. (MB)