Tested the hypothesis that increasing problem complexity elicits strategies of greater efficiency from older adults. Responses of older and younger adults were compared in a version of "Twenty Questions." No evidence was found that older adults seek more efficient strategies. Both groups maintained the same strategies. (Author/JAC)

Simplified interpretations of brain function portraying rationality solely in the left hemisphere and creativity solely in the right are incorrect, but the two sides of the brain do differ in important ways. Conclusive implications of brain research cannot yet be drawn for educational practices, but certain inferences can be made. (Author/JM)

Ss were administered Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement (TCAM), traditional Piagetian measures of conservation of number and mass, modification Piagetian tasks, and the Sequential Assessment Mathematics Inventory. Among findings was that creative thinking ability, as assessed by the TCAM, significantly predicts cognitive performances that…

Cognitive preference, a cognitive style acquired through life and learning experiences and representing a distinct orientation to information processing, was related to creativity of college students (N=135). Correlations were observed between cognitive preference and verbal creativity but not with figural creativity as measured by the Torrance…

The author describes a group of nine talented, creative third graders with whom she experimented with exercises designed to develop and enhance creativity. Included is a list of creative writing ideas. (KC)

Schools have devised several ways to adapt instruction to a wide variety of student abilities and needs. Judged by criteria for what adaptive education should be, most learning for mastery programs look good. (Author/JM)

Presents activities for students with or without behavior disorders that promote active learning of language arts skills, including creative thinking, writing, listing, and oral presentation. Activities begin with a lunch bag, can be adapted across grade or skill levels, and used from independent to large-group work arrangements. (Author/CR)

Argues that managed care approaches are part of a larger cultural problem--the loss of soul. Discusses how managed care may force counselors to rely on codified approaches and limited interventions, such as problem-solving and solution-focused counseling, which can stifle imaginative ways of working with clients. (RJM)

Considers the definition and assessment of creativity, a framework for understanding what occurs during the creative thinking process, and how the caregiver, educator, or helping professional can develop creativity to find solutions to caregiving or managerial problems. Discusses the attributes of creative individuals, and is the importance of…

Describes the use of an extended problem-solving assessment task with a Japanese secondary class. Argues that extended problem-solving tasks have the potential to illuminate a much wider range of student performance and to offer learning opportunities almost never realized with more traditional--albeit often quicker--forms of assessment. (ASK)

Presents an art project where students are asked to use paper to create a product for a business, such as paper flowers. Explains that the project works well for sixth- and seventh-grade students. Discusses the process of creating the product and the product exchange. (CMK)

This article discusses the process skills students need to develop a basic scientific understanding, emphasizing the need for creative thinking within these endeavors. It provides examples of activities, using differentiation, which are appropriate for students in kindergarten through second grade and presents a hierarchy of science process…

This article describes a New Zealand elementary school that offers a Friday afternoon "options" class to allow all students the opportunity to solve real-world problems through the development of authentic products and services. One of the classes, an inventions class involving five students (ages 11-12), is discussed. (Contains 9…

Focuses on elementary school teachers' perceptions of creativity and logic and their places within mathematics education. Explores themes arising from the ways in which creativity and logic were talked about, addressing the extent to which the teachers believed that mathematics was creative or logical and whether these two characteristics were…

Suggests some helpful trade books and activities to nurture creativity and inventiveness. (KHR)