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Project ALPHA (Advanced Learning Program in the Humanities and Arts): Creative You and Poetry. A Study Unit Designed for Education of the Gifted in the Humanities and the Arts.
Le Storti, Anthony J.; And Others – 1980
Designed for use with gifted students in grades 6 through 8, the unit deals with suggestions for developing creativity through writing poetry. It is explained that the focus is on helping students recognize their own creativity before teaching poetry skills. Information on objectives, materials, and presentation methods is presented for the…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Writing, Gifted, Intermediate Grades
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
Why Are There So Few (Creative Women: Visual Artists, Mathematicians, Musicians)?
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Piirto, Jane – Roeper Review, 1991
A review of the research on similarities and differences between creative women and men in the areas of the visual arts, creative writing, mathematics, musical composition, and science suggests a need for educators to stress the importance of commitment and intensity in pursuing a chosen field. (DB)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Writing, Creativity, Exceptional Persons
Creative Strategies for Teaching Language Arts to Gifted Students (K-8). ERIC Digest E612.
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Smutny, Joan Franklin – 2001
This digest paper presents strategies and activities that can be used to encourage gifted students to develop their individual talents in the language arts. Suggestions for exploring poetic language especially free verse, include ideas for creating group poems and catalysts for creating individual poems. Suggestions for exploring the elements of…
Descriptors: Biographies, Classroom Techniques, Creative Activities, Creative Development
Enrichment through Creative Arts.
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Krause, Claire S. – 1984
The CREST (Creative Resources Enriching Student Talents) Project, an enrichment approach for elementary gifted, talented, and creative students, is described. The project is explained to incorporate an interdisciplinary approach to instruction in art and science using resources within the community. Chapter 1 outlines the project philosophy,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Creative Development, Creative Writing, Creativity
Understanding Those Who Create. Second Edition.
Piirto, Jane – 1998
This book synthesizes research findings on creativity and talent development. Part 1, "Definitions and Processes of Creativity," discusses the definition of creativity, creativity and psychology, federal definitions of giftedness and creativity, psychological research on creativity, traditional theories of the creative, common descriptions of the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Artists, Athletes, Cognitive Measurement
CREATIVITY--ITS EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS.
GOWAN, JOHN CURTIS, COMP.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIRTY-SIX ARTICLES BY DIFFERENT AUTHORS PRESENT WAYS IN WHICH THE RESULTS OF CREATIVITY RESEARCH MAY BE UTILIZED IN THE SCHOOL, THE CLASSROOM, AND THE COUNSELING OFFICE. AFTER AN INTRODUCTION, FIVE ARTICLES TREAT GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS--THE CAUSES AND CONDITIONS OF CREATIVITY, AND THE EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF CREATIVE AND GIFTED CHILDREN.…
Descriptors: Classification, Counselor Role, Creative Art, Creative Development