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OverviewCurrent conceptualizations of children's thinking tend to be unneccesarily narrow, and to focus on what might be called convergent thinking. As a result, invention and innovation are often underemphasized in schools. This text aims to encourage a broad understanding of intellect, and attempts to help teachers to recognize and foster more varied forms of intellectual activity in their students. It offers a review of recent theory on creativity, conceptualizing this as a matter of getting ideas, trying the new, branching out and the like, rather than of producing artistic or scientific products. It discusses the factors in the classroom which block this more divergent kind of thinking and suggests practical ways through which teachers can promote bolder and more innovative intellectual activity in their students. This involves not merely cognitive factors (thinking, remembering, reasoning) but also motivation (courage and willingness), personality (openness to the new, self-confidence), and social factors (nonconformity, ability to communicate ideas). The text is applied in orientation, contains a large number of examples and case studies, and aims at providing practicing teachers with guidelines. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Arthur J. Cropley , Arthur J Cropley (University of South Australia)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.255kg ISBN: 9780893919399ISBN 10: 089391939 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 01 January 1992 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPurposes, Method, and Orientation Creativity, Society, and School Two Contrasting Concepts of Intellectual Ability Defining and Measuring Creativity Social and Emotional Blocks to Creative Thinking The Role of the Teacher in Fostering Creativity Helping Students Produce Ideas Classroom Activities Author Index Subject IndexReviewsAuthor Informationopley /f Arthur /i J. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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