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Donzallaz, Michelle C.; Haaf, Julia M.; Stevenson, Claire E. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2023
When producing creative ideas (i.e., ideas that are original and useful) two main processes occur: ideation, where people brainstorm ideas, and evaluation, where they decide if the ideas are creative or not. While much is known about the ideation phase, the cognitive processes involved in creativity evaluation are less clear. In this article, we…
Descriptors: Creativity, Evaluation, Creative Thinking, Models
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Afreen, Asma – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2023
Although a range of studies suggest that translation is a valuable pedagogical tool for language learning, the process of translation has not been adequately investigated. Further, the identity of the translator is invisible in much research on translation. To address these gaps in the field, the author draws on a self-study of her translation of…
Descriptors: Translation, Self Concept, Second Language Learning, Multilingualism
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Karami, Sareh; Ghahremani, Mehdi; Parra-Martinez, Fabio Andres; Gentry, Marcia – Roeper Review, 2020
No consensus on a definition of wisdom exists. Hence, 50 articles were systematically reviewed from the fields of psychology, management and leadership, and education to examine points of consensus among conceptions of wisdom. These articles were limited to the most cited peer-reviewed articles published between 2006 and 2018 that include wisdom…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Psychological Studies, Educational Research, Administration
Akin, Omer – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1994
The ability to develop new problem descriptions, called problem restructuring in architectural design, has been related to creativity. Looking at human creativity through problem restructuring is likely to offer more research results and questions and can benefit understanding of the role of creativity in professional practice and related decision…
Descriptors: Architecture, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Decision Making
Rowland, Gordon; Wilson, Glenn – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1994
Offers a sketch of a concept called the "liminal state" that may represent a central element of designing and a condition that facilitates the best design products and processes. A definition of "liminal state," some contexts in which it may occur, and some areas where liminal states might improve performance are given.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Decision Making
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Zarafshani, Kiumars; Baygi, Amir Hossein Ali – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2008
The purpose of this exploratory case study was to determine current in-service needs of agricultural faculties at Razi University in Kermanshah province in Iran. A descriptive research methodology design was used to conduct the study. The target population of the study consisted of all agricultural faculties in College of Agriculture at Razi…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Educational Needs, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior
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Lipshitz, Raanan; Waingortin, Mario – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1995
Two hypotheses derived from the theory of action identification, which predicts that people are more likely to adopt a novel course of action if they concentrate on the "how" rather than the "why" aspects of their behavior, were tested with 95 undergraduate students. Hypotheses examined how the level of action identification…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring, College Students
Aanstoos, Christopher M. – 1985
In this paper the theory that human thinking proceeds according to the computer model, or symbol manipulation, is reviewed and challenged. The research used as subjects five highly rated tournament chess players who "thought aloud" during a chess game to provide tape recorded protocols of decisions made while playing. These protocols…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer Science, Computer Simulation