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Eyster, Linda – Science Teacher, 2010
Although science is a creative endeavor (NRC 1996, p. 46), many students think they are not encouraged--or even allowed--to be creative in the laboratory. When students think there is only one correct way to do a lab, their creativity is inhibited. Park and Seung (2008) argue for the importance of creativity in science classrooms and for the…
Descriptors: Creativity, Problem Solving, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Training
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Shahrin, Muhammad; Toh, Kok-Aun; Ho, Boon-Tiong; Wong, Jessie – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2002
A study examined the relationship between the creative thinking of 114 13 to 14-year-old females and scientific problem-solving ability. The students did well in the "preliminary trialing" stage and were more proficient in "interpreting" and "performing" process skills. The other three components, "communication,""planning," and "reflecting,"…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Females, Laboratory Procedures