A qualitative study focused on incubation and illumination within the act of writing to determine if life-span development affects image production during these creative, cognitive acts. Sixteen subjects of both sexes from four age groups represented major developmental stages in the life cycle. The research design provided two 90-minute sessions…

The capacity to produce imagery has been regarded as a powerful agent in the healing process and the use of mental imagery as a healing technique is well established. Freud developed the technique of free association and Jung developed several innovative imagery techniques designed to explore the unconscious. Others have used imagery and…

Conditions which call for the discovery of a problem were introduced in a divergent-thinking exercise by inserting blank cards in Pattern Meanings and Line Meanings, two tests from the Wallach and Kogan battery. Twenty-three fifth graders were administered the modified tests and responded divergently to their own patterns and lines as well as to…

Outlines two models of the curriculum based on assumptions about the mind, intelligence, and thought; and examines the concept of "thinking." (Author/PG)

THIS PORTFOLIO CONTAINS A NUMBER OF ILLUSTRATED PLATES, EACH ONE HIGHLIGHTING A SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL. AMONG THE MATERIALS COVERED ARE CHALKBOARDS, BULLETIN BOARDS, GRAPHS, MODELS, AND CHARTS. IT IS FELT THAT THESE DEVICES ENCOURAGE CREATIVE THINKING IN THE CLASSROOM. A COMPANION BIBLIOGRAPHY CALLS ATTENTION TO RELATED MATERIALS. IT IS…

Suggested are ways to stimulate imagination, creativity, and imagery in children. Recommended for developing imagination are the thinking strategies of breaking away from the usual and commonplace, restructuring familiar elements, and synthesizing elements. Discussed are the production of creative analogies (such as personal, direct, symbolic, and…

The purpose of this field test was to see if young children are capable of producing operationalizations using the "Operationalization of Fuzzy Concepts" procedure. The fuzzy concept used was "having fun in school," and the procedure was conducted with four children aged 7-8. The procedure involved the following five steps: (a)…

This book is a study of developments in the field of creativity. The major topics include: (1) creativity as related to intelligence and personality; (2) the structure of intellect; (3) research into convergent and divergent thinking; (4) educational factors in creativity; (5) creativity and environment; and (6) current trends in creativity…

Discusses the need for teaching creativity in engineering education and ways to develop and encourage creative thinking. (MLH)

Encourages teachers to foster students' metaphoric thought. (DD)

Presents brief case histories of two hospitalized children who participated in a recreational program designed to provide art and creative writing experiences in the pediatric wards. Illustrations of the children's writing, art and conversation are included. (BR)