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Weaver, W. Timothy; Prince, George M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1990
Synectics is a creative problem-solving process carrying participants from problem analysis to the generation and development of new ideas. The system recognizes three types of thinkers: apposite, divergent, and generative. Effective thinking is often limited by maintaining inflexible criteria concerning thinking, insisting on literal meaning,…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education
