Creativity and giftedness / / Donald J. Treffinger, editor ; cover designer, Tracy E. Miller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797314603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2004; ©2004
• ISBN: 1-4833-6113-6; 1-4833-6330-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Collana: Essential Readings in Gifted Education
• Disciplina: 371.95
• Soggetti: Gifted children - Education - United States; Creative ability in children - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""About the Editors""; ""Series Introduction""; ""Introduction to Creativity and Giftedness""; ""Chapter 1 - SES Synectics and Gifted Education Today""; ""Chapter 2 - Lessons about Giftedness and Creativity from a Nation of 115 Million Overachievers""; ""Chapter 3 - The Use of Developmental Stage Theory in Helping Gifted Children become Creative""; ""Chapter 4 - Predicting the Creativity of Elementary School Children (1958â€?80)â€?and the Teacher Who “Made a Differenceâ€?""; ""Chapter 5 - Personal Creative Thinking Techniques""; ""Chapter 6 - Facilitating Lifetime Creative Processesâ€?A Think Piece""""Chapter 7 - Myth: Creativity is too Difficult to Measure!""; ""Chapter 8 - Developing Creative Excellence in Students: The Neglected History-Making Ingredient Which Would Keep our Nation from being at Risk""; ""Chapter 9 - The Role of Creativity in Identification of the Gifted and Talented""; ""Chapter 10 - Research on Creativity""; ""Chapter 11 - Objectives and Activities for Teaching Creative Thinking""; ""Chapter 12 - Creative Productivity among Secondary School Students: Combining Energy, Interest, and Imagination""; ""Chapter 13 - Effects of a Creative Problem-Solving Curriculum on Students of Varying Ability Levels""""Chapter 14 - Creative Giftedness: ; A Multivariate Investment Approach""; ""Chapter 15 - Divergent Thinking, Creativity, and Giftedness""; ""Chapter 16 - Creativity and Giftedness: Published Instrument Uses and Abuses""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Misconceptions about the connection between creativity and giftedness are discussed, as well as how to nurture creativity in students.