Creative Thinking
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Citations from the ERIC Database
AN: EJ634918
AU: Meador,-Karen
TI: The "Whistles" Stop Here: Encouraging Meaningful Creative Thinking in the Classroom.
PY: 2001
SO: Understanding-Our-Gifted; v13 n4 p13-16 Sum 2001
NT: Theme Issue: Creativity.
DEM: *Creative-Activities; *Creative-Development; *Creativity-; *Educational-Principles; *Evaluation-Criteria; *Gifted-
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Learning-Activities; Program-Evaluation; Teaching-Methods
AB: This article provides 20 principles to enable educators to identify meaningful creative activities for gifted students and avoid the superfluous "whistles". Activities should: value creative thinking, make children more sensitive to environmental stimuli, encourage manipulation of objects and ideas, develop tolerance for new ideas, and teach how to test ideas. (Contains six references.) (CR)
AN: EJ634917
AU: Flack,-Jerry
TI: Creative Thinking with Fairy Tales.
PY: 2001
SO: Understanding-Our-Gifted; v13 n4 p7-12 Sum 2001
NT: Theme Issue: Creativity.
DEM: *Brainstorming-; *Creative-Development; *Creative-Thinking; *Creativity-; *Fairy-Tales; *Gifted-
DER: Childrens-Literature; Cognitive-Development; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Folk-Culture; Learning-Activities; Teaching-Methods
AB: This article discusses how creative thinking can be encouraged in students through such classic tools as brainstorming and the productive thinking elements of fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. It describes how fairy tales can be used to foster these thinking skills and suggests classroom activities. (Contains two references.) (CR)
AN: EJ633116
AU: Allegra,-M.; Chifari,-A.; Ottaviano,-S.
TI: ICT To Train Students towards Creative Thinking.
PY: 2001
SO: Educational-Technology-and-Society; v4 n2 p48-53 Apr 2001
AV: Available electronically: http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/vol_2_2001/v_2_2001.html.
DEM: *Creative-Thinking; *Educational-Technology; *Information-Technology
DER: Creativity-; Curriculum-Development; Foreign-Countries; Longitudinal-Studies; Scaffolding-Teaching-Technique; Secondary-Education; Technology-Integration
AB: Describes a three-year study at an Italian secondary school that examined the role played by information and communication technologies (ICT) as cognitive tools. Discusses the theoretical context of creativity; integrating ICT into the curriculum; and scaffolding. (Author/LRW)
AN: EJ624846
AU: Saeki,-Noriko; Fan,-Xitao; Van-Dusen,-Lani
TI: A Comparative Study of Creative Thinking of American and Japanese College Students.
PY: 2001
SO: Journal-of-Creative-Behavior; v35 n1 p24-36 1st Qtr 2001
DEM: *Creative-Thinking; *Creativity-; *Cultural-Differences
DER: Academic-Achievement; Academic-Aptitude; College-Students; Higher-Education; Sex-Differences
AB: Cross-cultural differences in creative thinking were assessed for 51 American and 54 Japanese college students. The American students showed significantly higher scores on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) figural test than the Japanese students. No gender differences were found in either culture. TTCT performance did not correlate with performance on academic aptitude/achievement measures for either culture. (Contains references.) (Author)
AN: EJ624290
AU: Barak,-Moshe; Doppelt,-Yaron
TI: Using Portfolios To Enhance Creative Thinking.
PY: 2000
SO: Journal-of-Technology-Studies; v26 n2 p16-25 Sum-Fall 2000
DEM: *Creative-Thinking; *Portfolio-Assessment; *Technology-Education
DER: Foreign-Countries; Grade-10; High-Schools
AB: In a program on creative thinking and technology, 56 low-achieving Israeli 10th graders constructed portfolios of project work. The Creative Thinking Assessment Scale was developed to evaluate awareness of thinking, observation of thinking, strategy, and reflection. (SK)
AN: EJ608100
AU: Basadur,-Min; Runco,-Mark-A.; Vega,-Luis-A.
TI: Understanding How Creative Thinking Skills, Attitudes and Behaviors Work Together: A Causal Process Model.
PY: 2000
SO: Journal-of-Creative-Behavior; v34 n2 p77-100 2nd Qtr 2000
DEM: *Brainstorming-; *Creative-Thinking; *Creativity-; *Performance-Factors; *Problem-Solving
DER: Adults-; Divergent-Thinking; Models-
AB: Managers (n=112) from a large international consumer goods manufacturer participated in a field experiment in which they learned and applied the Simplex process of creative thinking to solve real management problems. Behavioral skill in generating quantity of options was the most important variable to the creative process. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
AN: EJ601953
AU: Olson,-John-A.
TI: What Academic Librarians Should Know about Creative Thinking.
PY: 1999
SO: Journal-of-Academic-Librarianship; v25 n5 p383-89 Sep 1999
DEM: *Academic-Libraries; *Creative-Thinking; *Librarians-
DER: Empowerment-; Higher-Education; Problem-Solving; Skill-Development
AB: Describes creative thinking as an underutilized problem-solving skill that can be learned and applied to any situation. Explains how academic librarians can understand, develop, and use their creative thinking abilities and skills in the workplace and discusses library organizational culture, institutional culture, and empowerment. (Author/LRW)
AN: EJ600218
AU: Barak,-Moshe; Doppelt,-Yaron
TI: Integrating the Cognitive Research Trust (CoRT) Programme for Creative Thinking into a Project-Based Technology Curriculum.
PY: 1999
SO: Research-in-Science-and-Technological-Education; v17 n2 p138-51 Nov 1999
DEM: *Creative-Thinking; *Student-Projects; *Teaching-Methods; *Technology-Education; *Thinking-Skills
DER: Cognitive-Processes; Foreign-Countries; High-Schools; Student-Attitudes
AB: Describes the Creative Thinking in Technology (CTT) program in which creative thinking is presented as a synthesis between lateral thinking and vertical thinking. Analyzes student projects in light of this definition of creativity, and explores the role technology can play in developing students' higher order thinking skills. (Contains 37 references.) (Author/WRM)
AN: EJ594045
AU: Mooney,-G.-A.; Fewtrell,-R.-F.; Bligh,-J.-G.
TI: Cognitive Process Modelling: Computer Tools for Creative Thinking and Managing Learning.
PY: 1999
SO: Medical-Teacher; v21 n3 p277-80 May 1999
DEM: *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Medical-Education
DER: Higher-Education; Teaching-Methods
AB: Describes a suite of computer-based learning (CBL) programs called Mind Tools that help to record, structure, and analyze information and manage learning. (Author/CCM)
AN: EJ591838
AU: Rodd,-Jillian
TI: Encouraging Young Children's Critical and Creative Thinking Skills: An Approach in One English Elementary School.
PY: 1999
SO: Childhood-Education; v75 n6 p350-54 1999
NT: International Focus Issue 1999.
DEM: *Creativity-; *Critical-Thinking; *Elementary-School-Students
DER: Comparative-Analysis; Educational-Innovation; Foreign-Countries; Primary-Education; Thinking-Skills
AB: Describes the Talents Unlimited Program, implemented in an elementary school in southwest England, which provides a framework for developing creative- and critical-thinking skills. Describes an evaluation that found that 5-year olds taught with this approach performed better on specific critical- and creative-thinking skills tasks than did peers. Discusses factors contributing to Talents Unlimited's success and implications for teachers. (KB)
AN: EJ586619
AU: Sadowski,-Mary-A.; Connolly,-Patrick-E.
TI: Creative Thinking: The Generation of New and Occasionally Useful Ideas.
PY: 1999
SO: Engineering-Design-Graphics-Journal; v63 n1 p20-25 Win 1999
DEM: *Creative-Thinking; *Design-; *Engineering-Graphics
DER: Higher-Education; Learning-Theories; Teaching-Methods
AB: Argues that being creative is the means through which to produce and express new, novel, and occasionally useful ideas that should be applied to technology and engineering students. Examines theories about creative thinking, the process, and some aspects of teaching and learning creativity. (Author/CCM)
AN: EJ583144
AU: Le-Storti,-Anthony-J.; Cullen,-Patricia-A.; Hanzlik,-Edith-M.; Michiels,-Jean-Marie; Piano,-Lois-A.; Ryan,-Patricia-Lawless; Johnson,-Wendee
TI: Creative Thinking in Nursing Education: Preparing for Tomorrow's Challenges.
PY: 1999
SO: Nursing-Outlook; v47 n2 p62-66 Mar-Apr 1999
DEM: *Creative-Thinking; *Decision-Making-Skills; *Nursing-Education; *Problem-Solving
DER: Higher-Education
AB: The need for creative thinking in 21st-century nursing is addressed by Gwynedd-Mercy College's program, which teaches the creative process, problem solving, and critical decision making. Students are challenged to develop innovative health care solutions in individual projects. (SK)
AN: ED452027
AU: Pujol,-Alfonso
TI: Educating for Creative Thinking in Engineering.
PY: 1998
NT: Paper presented at the International Conference on Engineering Education (18th, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 17-20, 1998).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED452027
DEM: *Creative-Thinking; *Engineering-Education; *Technology-Education
DER: Creativity-; Educational-Environment; Foreign-Countries; Higher-Education; Teaching-Methods
AB: The present rush to liberalize the economy in most countries, is for some people a matter of principles and, for others, the hard cost of getting rid by "elimination" of the vices derived from statism and protectionism. In many countries, that kind of economic structure had crystallized their productive systems as a consequence of restrictions imposed on individual and group initiative, and made it difficult to keep pace with the rest of the world. Particularly in societies on their way to development, an always increasing number of individuals had found it easier to fulfill their ambitions by viciously taking advantage of the condescend complicity of their fellow citizens. The problem is that it is easier to get rid of economical systems than to change behavioral patterns. In the field of technical education, that slackened behavior makes goals almost unattainable. Creative thinking, prime mover of technical innovation and scientific and technological research, has been one of the principal casualties of that behavior. The article recalls some well-known educational principles and teaching practices, in order to help delineate policies and the strategic management of technical education. Even if they may seem obvious by themselves for an observer of an already well organized society it is not such a simple matter for somebody from an "emerging" nation. It will be a good contribution if the article is of some help to the work of deciding which principles and practices should be sustained without concessions and which others may be relaxed in favor of other needs. (Author)
AN: ED438167
AU: Swartz,-Robert-J.; Fischer,-Stephen-David; Parks,-Sandra
TI: Infusing the Teaching of Critical and Creative Thinking into Secondary Science: A Lesson Design Handbook.
PY: 1998
AV: Critical Thinking Books and Software, P.O. Box 448, Pacific Grove, CA 93950-0448. Tel: 800-458-4849 (Toll Free); Fax: 408-393-3277.
PR: EDRS Price MF03 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS.
DEM: *Creative-Thinking; *Critical-Thinking; *Science-Instruction; *Science-Process-Skills; *Secondary-School-Science
DER: Cognitive-Processes; Lesson-Plans; Planning-; Secondary-Education; Skill-Development; Teaching-Methods
AB: This book explores what can be accomplished when effective classroom techniques for teaching students to become good thinkers are combined with effective strategies to engage students in thoughtful learning of the regular secondary school science curriculum. The technique of lesson design and instruction that results is called infusing critical and creative thinking into content instruction. The infusion lesson design framework and the tools introduced in this handbook to facilitate designing and teaching infusion lessons are powerful devices to accomplish the basic objectives of education. The book is divided into six parts which include: (1) "The Design of Infusion Lessons"; (2) "Skillfully Engaging in Complex Thinking Tasks"; (3) "Skills at Clarifying Ideas: Thinking for Understanding"; (4) "Skills at Generating Ideas: Creative Thinking"; (5) "Skills at Assessing the Reasonableness of Ideas: Critical Thinking"; and (6) "Designing and Teaching Infusion Lessons". (WRM)
AN: EJ588335
AU: Liu,-Min
TI: The Effect of Hypermedia Authoring on Elementary School Students' Creative Thinking.
PY: 1998
SO: Journal-of-Educational-Computing-Research; v19 n1 p27-51 1998
DEM: *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Creative-Thinking; *Hypermedia-; *Programming-
DER: Ability-Grouping; Academic-Ability; Analysis-of-Variance; Authoring-Aids-Programming; Classroom-Observation-Techniques; Creativity-; Elementary-Education; Evaluation-Methods; Interviews-; Pretests-Posttests; Programming-Languages
AB: Describes a study that examined whether engaging elementary school students in hypermedia authoring would promote their creative thinking. Highlights include Logo programming language; the Torrance Tests of Creativity Thinking; performance assessment; interviews and observations; ability levels; collaborative versus individual learning; and results of pretests, posttests, and analysis of variance. (Author/LRW)
AN: EJ580102
AU: Callison,-Daniel
TI: Creative Thinking.
PY: 1998
SO: School-Library-Media-Activities-Monthly; v15 n4 p41-44,47 Dec 1998
DEM: *Creative-Thinking; *Creativity-
DER: Activities-; Critical-Thinking; Information-Literacy; Instruction-; Learning-Activities
AB: Examines creative thinking in relation to modern instructional programs and information literacy and compares creative and critical thinking. Discusses teaching for thinking, techniques for sparking creativity, activities for creating a mental museum, synectics (a group creative process to create new insights), and creating meaning through story and reflection. (PEN)
AN: ED419685
AU: Ebert,-Christine; Ebert,-Edward-S.,-II
TI: The Inventive Mind in Science: Creative Thinking Activities.
PY: 1998
AV: Teacher Ideas Press, Libraries Unlimited, Inc., P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155-6633; phone: 800-237-6124.
NT: Illustrated by Patty Mathews.
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DEM: *Cognitive-Processes; *Creativity-; *Inventions-; *Science-Education; *Technology-Education; *Thinking-Skills
DER: Cognitive-Psychology; Educational-Strategies; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Interdisciplinary-Approach; Learning-Theories; Preservice-Teacher-Education; Problem-Solving; Professional-Development; Science-Curriculum
AB: Creative thinking and how to foster it is the focus of this resource book for teachers. Part One of this book emphasizes the theoretical background of the creative thinking concept and discusses the relationship between creative thinking, problem solving, science, and technology. Part Two focuses on three levels of inventing, each examining different educational objectives. Part Three discusses the integration of science-based inventing activities with other subject areas. In addition, there are chapters that examine the stepwise development of technology in terms of a Janus perspective and the patenting process, including its social context, and how to set up a classroom version of that process. The types of inventing discussed in this book include discovery inventing, Rube Goldberg inventing, and practical inventing. Activities accompany each type of inventing and a list and a description of invention festivals is provided. Contains 31 references. (DDR)
AN: ED413884
AU: Meador,-Karen-S.
TI: Creative Thinking and Problem Solving for Young Learners.
PY: 1997
AV: Teacher Ideas Press, A Division of Libraries Unlimited, Inc., P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155-6633 ($21.50).
NT: Part of the Gifted Treasury Series (Jerry D. Flack, Ed.). Illustrated by Christopher M. Herren.
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DEM: *Creative-Thinking; *Problem-Solving; *Young-Children
DER: Childrens-Literature; Class-Activities; ELementary-Education; Evaluation-Methods; Learning-Activities; Student-Needs
AB: This book provides practical advice and lessons based on outstanding children's literature, fostering a better understanding of creativity and helping educators and parents recognize and nurture creative thinking in young children in grades K-4. The book describes components of the creative process--fluency, flexibility, originality, elaboration, and problem solving. It presents characteristics of creative thinkers who appear in children's literature, offers a variety of classroom activities that help young learners develop their creative processes, and addresses synergy in the classroom. Each chapter begins with fundamental information about the chapter topic, followed by literature-based activities that may be used as presented or adapted to fit student needs. Each activity falls into sequential segments that may be taught all at once or used individually as shorter lessons. The activities include closure and evaluation procedures, related literature, and ideas for personalizing the lessons. The personalization section includes suggestions for revising lessons to meet the various needs of students, including suggestions for older or more able students and younger or less able students. The book also provides lists for further reading and numerous tips for teachers and parents. Includes author/title and subject indexes. (Contains 143 references.) (Author/SWC)
AN: ED412232
AU: Chu,-Judy-Y.
TI: Interpersonal Dependency and Its Relation to Creative Thinking: An Exploratory Study.
PY: 1997
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED412232
DEM: *Creative-Thinking; *Dependency-Personality; *High-School-Students; *Interpersonal-Relationship; *Responses-
DER: High-Schools; Learning-Strategies; Suburban-Schools
AB: This study investigated relationships between interpersonal dependency and: (1) the ability to generate creative ideas; (2) the tendency to give creative responses on tasks that elicit creative thinking; and (3) comfort with tasks that elicit creative thinking. It is conceivable that interpersonally dependent students, because they desire the approval of others, may be reluctant to use learning strategies that involve creative thinking. They perceive these strategies as being more risky. However, it seems unlikely that interpersonal dependency could impair an individual's ability to generate creative ideas, even if it restricts the use or reporting of such ideas. Participants were 134 students in grades 10 through 12, attending a public suburban high school in southern California. Interpersonal dependency was assessed using the Interpersonal Dependency Inventory. Creative ability was assessed using Topics Tests (R. B. Eckstrom, J. W. French, and H. H. Harman, 1976). Creative response and comfort were assessed using questions about two poems. Results from this study suggest that participants with higher levels of interpersonal dependency are equally capable of generating creative ideas and equally likely to give creative responses on tasks that elicit creative thinking. However, they tend to feel less comfortable with tasks that elicit creative thinking as compared with their counterparts with lower levels of interpersonal dependency. (Contains 1 figure, 5 tables, and 22 references.) (Author/SLD)
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Other resources from OCLC, WorldCat (materials available via libraries or bookstores)
Title: Imagitronics: mind-stretching scenarios to launch creative thought and develop problem-solving skills
Author(s): Ambrose, D.
Year: 2002
Publisher: Zephyr Press.
Title: Creative intelligence for school (CIFS): 21 lessons to enhance creativity in middle and high school students
Author: Williams, W. M.
Year: 2002
Publisher: Allyn and Bacon.
Title: Educating creativity: a primer
Author: Houtz, J.
Year: 2002
Publisher: Hampton Press.
Title: The creativity conundrum: a propulsion model of kinds of creative contributions
Author: Author(s):Sternberg, R. J.; Kaufman, J. C.; Pretz, J. E.
Year: 2002
Publisher: Psychology Press.
Title: Fostering creativity in children K-8: theory and practice
Author: Lynch, M. D.; Harris, C. R.
Year: 2001
Publisher: Allyn and Bacon.
Title: A treasury of critical thinking activities. Primary
Authors: Curtis, R.; Edwards, M.; Holbert, F.
Year: 2001
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials.
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