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Preface | |
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Understanding Creative People and Processes | |
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What Is Creativity? | |
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Really, Why Bother? | |
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We Need Creativity for Learning | |
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We Need Creativity for Motivation | |
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We Need Creativity for Joy | |
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In Case There's Any Doubt: We Need Creativity for Everybody | |
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Getting Started: Defining Creativity | |
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Definitions of Creativity | |
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Levels and Domains of Creativity | |
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Why Do People Create? | |
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Teaching for Creativity Versus Creative Teaching | |
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Authentic Problems and Processes | |
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Teaching for Creativity in a Time of Standards | |
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Is Creativity Really Good for Us? | |
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And Do We Really Want It? | |
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Structure of the Book | |
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Models of the Creative Process | |
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The Creative Process | |
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Dewey and Wallas: To Incubate or Not to Incubate | |
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The Osborn-Parnes Model | |
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Problem Finding | |
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The Nature of Problems | |
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Firsthand Accounts | |
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Research Describing Problem Finding | |
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Creativity Across Cultures | |
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Theories of Creativity: The Individual | |
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Early Views | |
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Psychoanalytic Theories | |
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Freud's Approach | |
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Kris and Kubie | |
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Jung's Theories | |
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Contemporary Psychoanalysts | |
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Behaviorist Theories | |
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Skinner and the Chickens | |
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Mednick's Associative Theory | |
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Humanist Theories | |
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Maslow's Theories | |
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Rogers's Approach | |
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Development of Creativity and Social Interactions | |
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Creativity, Intelligence, and Cognition | |
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Guilford's Structure of the Intellect | |
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Perkins, Weisberg, and Myth Busting | |
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Creative Cognition | |
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Creativity and Neuroscience | |
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The Ultimate Mechanics: Creativity and Computers | |
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Theories of Creativity: Systems in Context | |
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Systems Approaches | |
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Creativity, Culture, and Csikszentmihalyi | |
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Feldman: Defender of Insight | |
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An Investment Model and Thoughts About Wisdom | |
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Gruber's Evolving Systems | |
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Simonton and an Evolutionary Model | |
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Amabile, Motivation, and a Model of Creativity | |
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Creativity, Collaboration, and Organizations | |
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Creative Collaborations | |
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Organizational Creativity | |
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Patterns, Questions, and Issues | |
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Creative People | |
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Characteristics Associated With Creativity | |
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Creativity and Intelligence | |
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The IPAR Studies: In Search of Human Effectiveness | |
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Cognitive Characteristics | |
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Affective Characteristics | |
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Creativity and Complexity | |
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Creativity and Mental Illness | |
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Biographical Traits: Learning From Life Stories | |
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Biographies of Eminent Creators | |
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Creativity and Multicultural Experiences | |
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Creativity and Talent Development: What Do Teachers Do? | |
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Disciplinary, Gender, and Cultural Differences | |
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What Were They Like as Children? | |
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Play and Creativity | |
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Research on Creative Young People | |
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Creative Activities and Misidentification | |
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Creativity and Classroom Life | |
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Teaching Creative Thinking Skills and Habits | |
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Three Keys to Creativity in the Classroom | |
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Tools for Creative Thinking | |
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Sparks of Genius | |
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Thirteen Thinking Tools | |
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Problem Finding | |
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Divergent Thinking Strategies | |
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Brainstorming | |
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SCAMPER | |
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Attribute Listing | |
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Morphological Synthesis | |
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Random Input and Other Techniques of Lateral Thinking | |
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Using Divergent Thinking in Creative Problem Solving | |
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Using Metaphors and Analogies | |
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Synectics | |
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Other Uses for Metaphorical Thinking | |
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Visualization and Creative Dramatics | |
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Visualization | |
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Creative Dramatics | |
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Commercial and Competitive Programs | |
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Future Problem Solving | |
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Destination ImagiNation | |
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Odyssey of the Mind | |
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Inventing and Invention Conventions | |
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Science Olympiad | |
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Makers and More | |
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Commercial Products, Transfer, and the Real World | |
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Creativity in the Content Areas: Language Arts, Social Studies, and the Arts | |
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Creativity and the Common Core | |
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Creativity and Common Core Principle 1: They Are Not the Whole Curriculum | |
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Creativity and Common Core Principle 2: They Don't Tell You How to Teach | |
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Creativity and Common Core Principle 3: They Don't Tell You What Students Should Do With the Content | |
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Teaching for Creativity: A Model | |
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Finding Art | |
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Planning for Problems | |
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Planning Lessons | |
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What Is a Problem? | |
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Teaching for Creativity in the Content Areas | |
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Finding and Solving Problems in the Language Arts | |
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Finding Purpose and Technique for Communication | |
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Genre Studies | |
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Language Arts: Creative Strengths | |
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Finding and Solving Problems in Social Studies | |
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Flexible Thinking Through Points of View | |
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Students as Historical Researchers | |
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Students as Participants in Democracy | |
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Social Studies: Creative Strengths | |
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Creativity in the Content Areas: Science, Math, and General Teaching Strategies | |
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Finding and Solving Problems in Science | |
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Working Toward Conceptual Change | |
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Teaching With Real Science | |
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Problem-Based Learning | |
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Science: Creative Strengths | |
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Finding and Solving Problems in Mathematics | |
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Teaching Math for Understanding | |
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Thinking Like an Engineer | |
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Thinking Like a Mathematician | |
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Planning Math Activities | |
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Mathematics: Creative Strengths | |
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Thinking About the Content Areas | |
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Additional Strategies for Content Teaching | |
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Inductive Approaches | |
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Simulation and Role-Play Activities | |
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Questioning and Discussion Strategies | |
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Motivation, Creativity, and Classroom Organization | |
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Psychological Safety, Intrinsic Motivation, and Flow | |
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Psychological Safety | |
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Intrinsic Motivation | |
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Creative Self-Efficacy | |
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Flow | |
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Classroom Organization, Motivation, and Autonomy: Teaching for Independence | |
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Teaching Skills of Independent Learning | |
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Materials and Structures for Independent Learning | |
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Classroom Arrangement and Routines | |
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Flexible Grouping and Organization | |
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Assessment and Creativity | |
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Creativity and Assessment for Learning | |
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Assessment for Creativity | |
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Building a Sense of Competence | |
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Choice and Meaningful Tasks | |
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Using Content in New Ways | |
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Assessment of Creativity | |
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Why Assess Creativity? | |
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Difficulties Associated With Assessing Creativity | |
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Instruments for Assessing Creativity | |
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Assessing Creative Processes | |
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Assessing the Creative Person | |
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Instruments Assessing Creative Products | |
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Assessing Creative Press: Environments for Creativity | |
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Combinations and Other Types of Assessment | |
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Assessing Creativity in Schools | |
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Challenges, Lessons, and Recommendations | |
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Blind Men, Elephants, and Farewell | |
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Appendix: Problem-Finding Lessons | |
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References | |
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Index | |