Creativity and Giftedness
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The expert guide to the major issues, the chief trends, and the most effective models for nurturing creativity!
Recognizing, assessing, and nurturing creativity continue to be dynamic, evolving topics in gifted education. The articles in Creativity and Giftedness offer over 20 years of research, insight, and practical applications designed to pique the interest of gifted students and inspire them to reach their full potential.
Key features include:
- A rich portrait of the origins, current state, and future of the field of creativity from Donald J. Treffinger, Director of the Center for Creative Learning
- Examples and practical suggestions for putting research findings to use
- Sixteen influential articles from pioneers in creativity as well as from current leaders in the field
The readings in this ready-reference debunk the many misconceptions about the connection between creativity and giftedness, and lend clarity to the most critical issues in this often nebulous area of gifted research.
The ERGE Series:
The National Association for Gifted Children series Essential Readings in Gifted Education is a 12-volume collection of seminal articles from Gifted Child Quarterly. Put the knowledge and power of more than 25 years of research on giftedness and talent into your hands with the leading theories, studies, and findings the experts in the field have to offer.
Contents
About the Editors
About the Editors
Series Introduction
Series Introduction
Introduction to Creativity and Giftedness
Introduction to Creativity and Giftedness
1. SES Synectics and Gifted Education Today
1. SES Synectics and Gifted Education Today
2. Lessons About Giftedness and Creativity From a Nation of 115 Million Overachievers
2. Lessons About Giftedness and Creativity From a Nation of 115 Million Overachievers
3. The Use of Developmental Stage Theory in Helping Gifted Children Become Creative
3. The Use of Developmental Stage Theory in Helping Gifted Children Become Creative
4. Predicting the Creativity of Elementary School Children (1958-80) - and the Teacher Who "Made a Difference"
4. Predicting the Creativity of Elementary School Children (1958-80) - and the Teacher Who "Made a Difference"
5. Personal Creative Thinking Techniques
5. Personal Creative Thinking Techniques
6. Facilitating Lifetime Creative Processes - A Think Piece
6. Facilitating Lifetime Creative Processes - A Think Piece
7. Myth: Creativity Is Too Difficult To Measure
7. Myth: Creativity Is Too Difficult To Measure
8. Developing Creative Excellence in Students: The Neglected History-Making Ingredient Which Would Keep Our Nation From Being at Risk
8. Developing Creative Excellence in Students: The Neglected History-Making Ingredient Which Would Keep Our Nation From Being at Risk
9. The Role of Creativity in Identification of the Gifted and Talented
9. The Role of Creativity in Identification of the Gifted and Talented
10. Research on Creativity
10. Research on Creativity
11. Objectives and Activities for Teaching Creative Thinking
11. Objectives and Activities for Teaching Creative Thinking
12. Creative Productivity Among Secondary School Students: Combining Energy, Interest, and Imagination
12. Creative Productivity Among Secondary School Students: Combining Energy, Interest, and Imagination
13. Effects of a Creative Problem-Solving Curriculum on Students of Varying Ability Levels
13. Effects of a Creative Problem-Solving Curriculum on Students of Varying Ability Levels
14. Creative Giftedness: A Multivariate Investment Approach
14. Creative Giftedness: A Multivariate Investment Approach
15. Divergent Thinking, Creativity, and Giftedness
15. Divergent Thinking, Creativity, and Giftedness
16. Creativity and Giftedness: Published Instrument Uses and Abuses
16. Creativity and Giftedness: Published Instrument Uses and Abuses
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
The expert guide to the major issues, the chief trends, and the most effective models for nurturing creativity!
Recognizing, assessing, and nurturing creativity continue to be dynamic, evolving topics in gifted education. The articles in Creativity and Giftedness offer over 20 years of research, insight, and practical applications designed to pique the interest of gifted students and inspire them to reach their full potential.
Key features include:
- A rich portrait of the origins, current state, and future of the field of creativity from Donald J. Treffinger, Director of the Center for Creative Learning
- Examples and practical suggestions for putting research findings to use
- Sixteen influential articles from pioneers in creativity as well as from current leaders in the field
The readings in this ready-reference debunk the many misconceptions about the connection between creativity and giftedness, and lend clarity to the most critical issues in this often nebulous area of gifted research.
The ERGE Series:
The National Association for Gifted Children series Essential Readings in Gifted Education is a 12-volume collection of seminal articles from Gifted Child Quarterly. Put the knowledge and power of more than 25 years of research on giftedness and talent into your hands with the leading theories, studies, and findings the experts in the field have to offer.
Contents
About the Editors
About the Editors
Series Introduction
Series Introduction
Introduction to Creativity and Giftedness
Introduction to Creativity and Giftedness
1. SES Synectics and Gifted Education Today
1. SES Synectics and Gifted Education Today
2. Lessons About Giftedness and Creativity From a Nation of 115 Million Overachievers
2. Lessons About Giftedness and Creativity From a Nation of 115 Million Overachievers
3. The Use of Developmental Stage Theory in Helping Gifted Children Become Creative
3. The Use of Developmental Stage Theory in Helping Gifted Children Become Creative
4. Predicting the Creativity of Elementary School Children (1958-80) - and the Teacher Who "Made a Difference"
4. Predicting the Creativity of Elementary School Children (1958-80) - and the Teacher Who "Made a Difference"
5. Personal Creative Thinking Techniques
5. Personal Creative Thinking Techniques
6. Facilitating Lifetime Creative Processes - A Think Piece
6. Facilitating Lifetime Creative Processes - A Think Piece
7. Myth: Creativity Is Too Difficult To Measure
7. Myth: Creativity Is Too Difficult To Measure
8. Developing Creative Excellence in Students: The Neglected History-Making Ingredient Which Would Keep Our Nation From Being at Risk
8. Developing Creative Excellence in Students: The Neglected History-Making Ingredient Which Would Keep Our Nation From Being at Risk
9. The Role of Creativity in Identification of the Gifted and Talented
9. The Role of Creativity in Identification of the Gifted and Talented
10. Research on Creativity
10. Research on Creativity
11. Objectives and Activities for Teaching Creative Thinking
11. Objectives and Activities for Teaching Creative Thinking
12. Creative Productivity Among Secondary School Students: Combining Energy, Interest, and Imagination
12. Creative Productivity Among Secondary School Students: Combining Energy, Interest, and Imagination
13. Effects of a Creative Problem-Solving Curriculum on Students of Varying Ability Levels
13. Effects of a Creative Problem-Solving Curriculum on Students of Varying Ability Levels
14. Creative Giftedness: A Multivariate Investment Approach
14. Creative Giftedness: A Multivariate Investment Approach
15. Divergent Thinking, Creativity, and Giftedness
15. Divergent Thinking, Creativity, and Giftedness
16. Creativity and Giftedness: Published Instrument Uses and Abuses
16. Creativity and Giftedness: Published Instrument Uses and Abuses
Index
Index
Additional materials
March 2004 | 224 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 27/02/2023 | 9781412904353 | $41.95 |
| Lifetime | 27/02/2023 | 9781483361130 | $38.00 |
The expert guide to the major issues, the chief trends, and the most effective models for nurturing creativity!
Recognizing, assessing, and nurturing creativity continue to be dynamic, evolving topics in gifted education. The articles in Creativity and Giftedness offer over 20 years of research, insight, and practical applications designed to pique the interest of gifted students and inspire them to reach their full potential.
Key features include:
- A rich portrait of the origins, current state, and future of the field of creativity from Donald J. Treffinger, Director of the Center for Creative Learning
- Examples and practical suggestions for putting research findings to use
- Sixteen influential articles from pioneers in creativity as well as from current leaders in the field
The readings in this ready-reference debunk the many misconceptions about the connection between creativity and giftedness, and lend clarity to the most critical issues in this often nebulous area of gifted research.
The ERGE Series:
The National Association for Gifted Children series Essential Readings in Gifted Education is a 12-volume collection of seminal articles from Gifted Child Quarterly. Put the knowledge and power of more than 25 years of research on giftedness and talent into your hands with the leading theories, studies, and findings the experts in the field have to offer.
Table Of Contents:
- About the Editors
- Series Introduction
- Introduction to Creativity and Giftedness
- 1. SES Synectics and Gifted Education Today
- 2. Lessons About Giftedness and Creativity From a Nation of 115 Million Overachievers
- 3. The Use of Developmental Stage Theory in Helping Gifted Children Become Creative
- 4. Predicting the Creativity of Elementary School Children (1958-80) - and the Teacher Who "Made a Difference"
- 5. Personal Creative Thinking Techniques
- 6. Facilitating Lifetime Creative Processes - A Think Piece
- 7. Myth: Creativity Is Too Difficult To Measure
- 8. Developing Creative Excellence in Students: The Neglected History-Making Ingredient Which Would Keep Our Nation From Being at Risk
- 9. The Role of Creativity in Identification of the Gifted and Talented
- 10. Research on Creativity
- 11. Objectives and Activities for Teaching Creative Thinking
- 12. Creative Productivity Among Secondary School Students: Combining Energy, Interest, and Imagination
- 13. Effects of a Creative Problem-Solving Curriculum on Students of Varying Ability Levels
- 14. Creative Giftedness: A Multivariate Investment Approach
- 15. Divergent Thinking, Creativity, and Giftedness
- 16. Creativity and Giftedness: Published Instrument Uses and Abuses
- Index