A workbook designed to teach creative attitudes and idea-producing techniques, previously used successfully with middle-class students, was field tested with 6th and 8th grade inner city students divided into training and control groups. Results were evaluated by an attitude survey and three subtests from the Torrance Battery. The results were…

This study is concerned with the effects of creativity training programs and teacher influence on the development of creativity. An attempt was made to answer the following questions: (1) are two programs equally effective in developing divergent thinking and in fostering positive attitudes about creativity and a self-concept as a creative…

Man's long period of cerebral growth has important implications for education. The brain goes through major developmental changes after birth, and researchers have suggested that this growth process presents an opportunity for fostering the plasticity of genetically determined connections. Animal studies show that postnatal growth of the brain is…

The major aims of this conference on guided learning were: (1) to examine research and educational practice relevant to development of a theory of guided learning; (2) to develop a theory and stimulate educational practice and research. Transcripts of the presentations of five speakers and of the ensuing discussion to creative development, a…

Evaluated was Project Gifted, a tri-city (Cranston, East Providence, and Warwick, Rhode Island) program which focused on the training of gifted children in grades 4-6 in the creative thinking process. Project goals were identification of gifted students, development of differential experiences, and development of innovative programs. Cranston's…

The guide gives procedures for helping gifted upper elementary school students in Major Work classes utilize their imagination. Appropriate literary quotes introduce a discussion on creativity, which involves the imaginative recombination of known ideas into something new. Considered are obstacles that work against creativity such as mental…

This issue of the Reading Aids Series presents a discussion of the potential for critical reading among young children and how it can be developed. It offers suggestions for the maximum development of thinking skills and attitudes of inquiry and evaluation. Some of the topics discussed are: (1) the development of percepts, concepts, and common…

A test of one aspect of scientific creativity, the ability to formulate hypotheses to account for research findings, was given to 400 college students, along with ability and personality measures. Scores for quantity and quality of hypotheses were reliable and showed evidence of construct validity. Both quantity and quality feedback had their…

The nature of mythology is examined and its place in the English curriculum determined in a study that includes a review of the literature since the early twentieth century. Findings indicate that mythology has been used as a symbolic form--a mythical mode of thought--or a way of forming reality. Fundamental to the mythical mode of thought are a…

Sixty-four selected convention papers are presented from the 40th annual Council for Exceptional Children Convention in 1962. The papers range in length from two to seven pages. Selected topics include appraisal in the counseling of deaf clients, trends in curriculum development for the mentally retarded, emotional disturbance in deaf children,…

Discussed in the eight conference papers on creativity and the gifted implications of federal legislation for the gifted, the development of a composite measure of artistic creativity, and an empirical study of cognitive style and creative problem solving in junior high school students. A paper on the identification of creativity in writers…

THE EFFECTS OF TWO TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE TO SAMPLES OF FIRST-GRADE CHILDREN WERE INVESTIGATED. THE EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT WAS BASED ON LAWRENCE KUBIE'S MODEL OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS. THE CONTROL GROUP RECEIVED THE CONVENTIONAL PRESENTATION OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE WITHOUT KUBIE'S EMPHASIS ON METAPHORICAL AND PRECONSCIOUS…

DIVERGENT THINKING TESTS, WHICH MEASURE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE DIVERSE RESPONSES TO PROBLEMS THAT HAVE NO SINGLE ANSWER, AND CONVENTIONAL TESTS OF CONVERGENT THINKING WERE COMPARED TO DETERMINE IF THE TWO TYPES OF TESTS REPRESENTED MORE THAN ONE DOMAIN OF PSYCHOLOGICAL APTITUDE. ALL STUDENTS IN A GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY COURSE WERE TESTED, AND COMPLETE…

The effects of meditation upon creativity are discussed. (BD)