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Harris, Rosemary; Blank, Stanley S. – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1985
Eighteen academically gifted elementary students were randomly assigned to either a figural treatment or verbal treatment condition. Analysis of pre and post tests of creative thinking suggested that unbalanced programing of figural creative thinking abilities and verbal creative thinking abilities over time may cause significant decrements in…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Curriculum

Kurtzberg, Richard L.; Reale, Amelia – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1999
A study investigated whether it would be possible to increase creative output of 43 eight-graders by teaching a portion of the Future Problem Solving (FPS) process, the identification of problems, as part of a middle school curriculum. Results indicated that fluency and flexibility could be taught utilizing the FPS process. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Curriculum