Kristy Doss, Lisa Bloom

Creativity for Learning (eBook, ePUB)

Tools, Strategies, and Environments for Nurturing Creative Thinking in the Classroom

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Creativity for Learning provides a comprehensive understanding of creativity's role in learning, as well as practical approaches to teaching creative thinking strategies to diverse learners.

This book provides a roadmap for creating instructional practices that allow learners to go beyond knowledge acquisition. Chapters provide research on creativity along with insights from professionals who apply creativity in their work, offering valuable guidance on how to nurture these essential skills in the classroom. Packed with research-based activities to help learners acquire and exercise creative thinking, novel approaches to assessment, as well as suggestions for learning space design, this book has everything you need to orchestrate a classroom that fosters equitable talent development for all students across the content areas.

This must-read guide will be the trusted companion for all educators seeking to transform their students into creative thinkers ready to meet the challenges of an uncertain future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040415306
• Artikelnr.: 75212027

Autorenporträt

Kristy K. Doss is an assistant professor at Western Carolina University. She instructs courses in gifted and special education and conducts research in the area of creativity.

Lisa A. Bloom is professor emeritus and the former Jay M. Robinson distinguished professor of instructional technology at Western Carolina University. She teaches in the areas of gifted and special education and engages in research in the field of creativity.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Authors
1. Introduction to Creative Thinking
2. Creativity as Learning
3. Fluency: The Generation of Many Responses, Solutions, Possibilities, or
Consequences
4. Flexibility: The Ability to Think of Alternatives to an Idea, a Problem
or a Solution
5. Originality: The Ability to Think of New or Unusual Products or Going
Beyond the Common or Obvious Answers
6. Elaboration: The Process of Expanding an Idea or Product by Adding
Details
7. Incubation and Struggle
8. Evaluation: Assessing Ideas and Solutions
9. Instructional Practices that Promote Opportunities for Creative and
Critical Thinking Skills
10. Promoting Attitudes and Dispositions that Support the Development of
Creative Thinking Skills
11. Creative Collaboration and Learning Environments that Enhance
Creativity Thinking
12. Assessing Creative and Critical Thinking Skills
Index