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McGinn, Peter V.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
Fifty-one very bright adolescents participated in a productive-thinking program and a challenging course in either creative writing or the social sciences. The program produced significant gains in verbal intelligence scores. The productive-thinking program also significantly raised scores on measures of creativity. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Development, Creative Writing, Creativity
Smith, Rodney P., Jr. – 1970
Following the establishment of working definitions of "creativity" and "English," Chapter 1 of this state-of-the-art paper surveys research into the nature of creativity, points out the need to establish criteria for creativity, and discusses the relation of creativity to English. Chapter 2 considers the classroom and the teacher as elements of a…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Development, Creative Dramatics, Creative Writing