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Problem Finding and the Enhancement of Creativity.
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Getzels, J. W. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
A 20-year study of 31 artists as students and as professionals reveals that skills in finding and formulating problems are significantly related to creative achievement. Accordingly, educators should turn their attention to teaching such skills. (MCG)
Descriptors: Artists, Creative Art, Creative Development, Creative Thinking
What Can Children's Creative Writing Tell Us about Their Cognitive Development?
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Presbury, Jack H.; And Others – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1991
This research attempted to identify categories of cognitive development existing in creative writing samples (written by over 5000 gifted children ages 9-18) that provide a basis for developmental analysis. Four categories with three levels of development in each were identified: (1) self, (2) others, (3) problem solving, and (4) abstractness of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Creative Development, Creative Writing, Developmental Stages
Technical Report of Research Studies Related to the Revolving Door Identification Model. 2nd Edition and Addendum. Research Report Series.
Renzulli, Joseph S., Ed. – 1984
Six studies are presented which investigate factors in implementing the Revolving Door Identification Model (RDIM) and the Enrichment Triad Model in gifted education for children in grades 1-8. In "An Analysis of the Productivity of Gifted Students Participating in Programs Using the Revolving Door Identification Model," S. Reis reports,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Behavior Rating Scales, Creative Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Creative Thinking and Creative Performance in Adolescents as Predictors of Creative Attainments in Adults: A Follow-Up Study after 18 Years.
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Milgram, Roberta M.; Hong, Eunsook – Roeper Review, 1993
Results of an 18-year longitudinal study of 48 Israeli high school students who were seniors at the study's start suggest that measures of creative thinking and creative leisure activities were more important than school-oriented predictors of intelligence and school grades in predicting creative attainments in adults. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Creative Development, Creative Thinking