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Moods, Emotions and Creative Thinking: A Framework for Teaching
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Newton, Douglas P. – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2013
When planning and teaching, attention is generally given to cognition while the effect of mood and emotion on cognition is ignored. But students are not emotionless thinkers and the effect can make a difference to their thought. This is particularly evident when attempting to foster creative thinking. This article draws on research to describe…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Creative Thinking, Emotional Response, Psychological Patterns
On Counter-Stereotypes and Creative Cognition: When Interventions for Reducing Prejudice Can Boost Divergent Thinking
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Goclowska, Malgorzata A.; Crisp, Richard J. – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2013
School-based psychological interventions which require students and pupils to think of counter-stereotypic individuals (e.g., a female mechanic, a Black President) have been shown to reduce stereotyping and prejudice. But while these interventions are increasingly popular, no one has tested whether tasks like this can have benefits beyond…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Stereotypes, Social Justice, Consciousness Raising
Using Eight Trigrams (BaGua) Approach with Epistemological Practice to Vitalize Problem-Solving Processes: A Confirmatory Analysis of R&D Managers
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Hong, Jon-Chao; Hwang, Ming-Yueh; Chen, Yu-Ju.; Chen, Mei-Yung; Liu, Li-Chun – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2012
Eight trigrams (BaGua) is a philosophy that has played an essential role in Chinese life. The purpose of the present study is to extend the theory to organizational problem-solving, so that individuals can engage in creative problem solving and justification to discover the most effective approaches. Questionnaires were returned by 259 research…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Epistemology, Research and Development, Philosophy
The Creative Problem Solving Skills of Arts and Science Students--The Two Cultures Debate Revisited
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Williamson, Peter K. – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2011
Research, carried out mainly in the period between the 1960s and 1980s, reported significant differences in the thinking styles of science and arts students. At this time university and school teaching was highly specialised and concern was expressed in the ongoing "two cultures" debate (Snow, 1959).Considerable changes have taken place in the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Cognitive Style, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking
Teaching Methods for Inventive Problem-Solving in Junior High School
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Barak, Moshe; Mesika, Pnina – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2007
Fostering pupils' competencies in inventive thinking and problem-solving has remained a rather unresolved issue in traditional schooling, mainly because many people regard creative thinking as a God-given ability, something an individual either possesses or does not possess, but can only be slightly learned or improved. The current study is aimed…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Junior High School Students, Creative Thinking, Heuristics
A Model of Inventive Ideation
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Ross, Victor E. – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2006
Despite significant progress over the past six decades, a number of obstacles still exist as far as the understanding and application of inventive ideation techniques is concerned. This paper describes the development of a model aimed at simplifying the selection and application of these techniques. Analysis of a diverse range of creative thinking…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Models, Creativity