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Hahn, Sidney L. – 1980
A series of strategies called the "Synectics Model," can be used by teachers in helping students to break away from usual thought patterns and to make new connections. Its purpose is to increase creativity and to produce lateral thinking. The activities employed involve the use of metaphor. Examples of the model are provided that were…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Expression, Creativity, Figurative Language
