bonnie cramond, ph.d. department of educational psychology torrance center for creativity and talent...
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Bonnie Cramond, Ph.D.Department of Educational
Psychology Torrance Center for Creativity and
Talent DevelopmentUniversity of Georgia
CreativityCreativity
is the generation of novel, useful ideas.
According to Torrance,According to Torrance,
“When a person has no learned or practiced solution to a problem, some degree of creativity is required”
Four Components of Creativity*
Four Components of Creativity*
Person
ProcessProduct
Press or
Place
*Rhodes
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1. Create an Environment Conducive to Creativity (Press)
1. Create an Environment Conducive to Creativity (Press)
•psychologically safe
•intrinsic rewards
•opportunities to learn about interests
•pursue them with some autonomy
•balance of stimulation and quiet time
•challenges are matched to the abilities
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Ekvall’s Innovative Environment
Ekvall’s Innovative Environment
RESOURCES
1. Idea Time2. Idea Support3. Challenge and Involvement
PERSONAL MOTIVATION
1. Trust and Openness2. Playfulness and Humor3. Absence of Interpersonal Conflicts
EXPLORATION
1. Risk-Taking2. Debates About the Issues3. Freedom 6
2. Recognize and understand the creative
person
2. Recognize and understand the creative
personEmotional Intellectual Physical
•Openness•Curiosity•Risk taking--Type T (Farley)•Strong self concept•Persistence•Courage
•Problem solving•Fluency•Flexibility•Originality•Elaboration•Abstractness of Thought•Transfer
•Perfect Pitch or other keen sense•Eye hand coordination•Visual memory•High energy•Body type•Looks•Size
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The very qualities that cause creative individuals to have
problems
The very qualities that cause creative individuals to have
problems
Hyperactivity?
may also facilitate their creative accomplishments
may also facilitate their creative accomplishments
9High Energy?
Creative PeopleCreative People
Original or bizarre? Independent or stubborn? High energy or hyperactive? Spontaneous or impulsive? Emotionally sensitive or emotionally
unstable?
have many characteristics that can be viewed as positive or negative
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3. Teach Students About the Process and Strategies
3. Teach Students About the Process and Strategies
• preparation, incubation, illumination, verification
11Wallas
Incubation requires relaxationIncubation requires relaxation
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For Illumination to OccurFor Illumination to Occur
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300 milliseconds before person communicates answerEEG shows a burst of gamma activity
fMRI shows activation ofthe superior temporal gyrus on the right hemisphere
Cramond UGA
4. Learn to Evaluate Creative Products
4. Learn to Evaluate Creative Products
• Novelty• Surprising • Originality
• Resolution• Logicalness• Usefulness• Value• Understandability
• Elaboration and Synthesis• Organic qualities• Well-craftedness• Elegance
Besemer & O’Quin: Creative Product Analysis Matrix
Reis & Renzulli: Student Product Assessment Form
Reis & Renzulli: Student Product Assessment Form
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Some Programs and Competitions
Some Programs and Competitions
• Future Problem Solvinghttp://www.fpsp.org/
• Odyssey of the Mindhttp://www.odysseyofthemind.com
• Invent Americahttp://www.inventamerica.com
• Destination Imaginationhttp://www.destinationimagination.org
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Warmup—Spin a YarnWarmup—Spin a Yarn
• One member of the group picks up the ball of yarn and begins a story. Keep telling the story until you get to the knot.
• Pass it on.• Repeat until everyone has had a
turn. If you get to the end of the yarn before everyone has had a turn, start again.
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