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Direct linkPenaloza, Alan A.; Calvillo, Dustin P. – Creativity Research Journal, 2012
An incubation effect occurs when taking a break from a problem helps solvers arrive at the correct solution more often than working on it continuously. The forgetting-fixation account, a popular explanation of how incubation works, posits that a break from a problem allows the solver to forget the incorrect path to the solution and finally access…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Scores, Psychology, Teaching Methods
De Bono, Edward – J Creative Behav, 1969
Reprinted from "Value Engineering , Volume I, Number 5, February 1969.
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Convergent Thinking, Creative Thinking, Divergent Thinking
Jones, Susan J. – 2003
This book presents a reality-based approach to classroom instruction designed to help learners at all levels achieve lifelong success. It offers teaching strategies, activities, and applications to enhance student achievement, stressing the importance of learning through discovery, creativity, application, adaptation, and high level thinking. It…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Brain, Class Activities, Classroom Environment
McLendon, Gloria H. – 1982
Current writings on the functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain are examined, focusing upon possible implications for improving present educational techniques. It has been generally accepted by researchers that the organizational and verbalizing processes are functions of the left cerebral hemisphere, while creative and intuitive…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Processes, Convergent Thinking, Creative Dramatics
