Brainstorming is suggested as one approach to problem solving. Generating possibilities stimulates creative and independent thinking and can facilitate problem solving in many situations. (MP)

To test the effect of psychomotor warm-up activity on creative thinking the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (Activity 3, Figural B) were administered to two groups of 49 second graders. (PHR)

College students were administered the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT), the Remote Associates Test (RAT), a questionnaire concerning RAT strategy, and two self-report scales. Field independent subjects were found to be significantly more creative than field dependents; and advanced strategy levels and insightful responses were significantly…

Comments critically on Richards' conclusion (AA 524 939) that the extent of correlations among tests of divergent-production abilities justifies the belief in a single unitary creative aptitude. (Author/RK)

Second article of a two-part series focuses on how results of research into learning, creativity, and thinking abilities can be applied to help the individual become more creative. (SL)

Postulates that creativity is a state of being challenged by the socialization process in Western civilization, which stifles creativity from early childhood. Explores definitions and theories of creativity, the functions of the social ego, and the different modes of being. Discusses implications for education. (Author/CR)

Discusses creativity, play, and nonconformity in children, including the illusion of thought disorder or abnormality, and aspects of everyday creativity, health, and survival. Describes creative divergence, chaotic amplification, the evolution of information, and primitive cognitive processes. Concludes with a discussion of cognitive styles,…

A study of 707 eighth-grade students investigated the influence of an instructional unit on the invention process and investigated the degree to which training influenced students' inventiveness. The students who received the instruction developed a significantly greater number of inventions, but the quality of the inventions was not significantly…

Four studies of undergraduates were conducted to assess the relative importance of quality and quantity as goals of brainstorming. Participants (n=65) believed it was more important to produce creative and high-quality ideas than to generate many ideas and believed brainstorming would enhance the quality of others' ideas (n=109). (Author/CR)

Offers a systematic approach to creative learning in music through an analysis of the components of complex learning and creative activity. Outlines goals for fostering creative learning in music education, and delineates person, process, and product objectives. Suggests methods of evaluating creativity. (RW)

Offers nine citations from the ERIC database which point to resources for developing students' critical thinking skills. (MG)

In this second article of a series, the first three stages of the CPS (Creative Problem Solving) process are described and several facilitation techniques that can be used in each stage are discussed. The three stages discussed (Mess-Finding, Data-Finding, and Problem-Finding) each involve a creative thought and a critical thought phase. (JDD)

Suggests current natural sciences model insufficient for rural sociology. Suggests reconceptualizing basic and applied social science to define non-natural phenomena with hierarchical characteristics including elements of agency or choice, social production and reproduction, learning, and creativity. Suggests using heuristic models and…

This article attempts to develop the Deweyan naturalistic existential metaphysics which underlies Maxine Greene's diverse dialectics. Also included are reflections on the implications of the dialectic of freedom and Dewey's metaphysics for education and the arts. (IAH)

The article describes four step-by-step methods to sharpen intuitive capacities for problem-solving and innovation. Visionary and transpersonal knowledge processes are tapped to gain access to relatively deep levels of intuition. The methods are considered useful for overcoming internal blockages or resistance, developing organizational mission…