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EDUC 349 Chapter 1

EDUC 349 Chapter 1. The Concept of Creativity. Objectives. To define the term Creativity To be able to discuss the characteristics of a creative person To understand the importance of process over product To explain how the environment affects a child’s willingness to express creativity

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EDUC 349 Chapter 1

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  1. EDUC 349Chapter 1 The Concept of Creativity

  2. Objectives • To define the term Creativity • To be able to discuss the characteristics of a creative person • To understand the importance of process over product • To explain how the environment affects a child’s willingness to express creativity • To understand the difference between convergent and divergent thinking.

  3. Key Terms and Concepts • Creativity—the process of bringing something new into being. The ability to produce something novel, something with the stamp of uniqueness upon it. • “capital C” creativity—The kind of creativityf that involves bringing into existence something genuinely new that receives social validation enough to be added to the culture. (Ex: Invention of the light bulb)

  4. Key Terms and Concepts (Cont.) • “Small c” creativity—This type of creativity involves ideas or products that are new to the person, but only to the person. • Convergent thinking—Thinking that results in a single solution or answer to a question or problem. • Divergent Thinking—Thinking that opens things up and results in many answers to a single problem.

  5. Which one Doesn’t Fit? • A. Dog • B. Cat • C. Coat (Fur) • D. Canary

  6. List as many ways as you can • Think of to use a brick. (You have two minutes.) • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5. • 6. • 7. • 8. 9. 10……….. 100….10000

  7. In how many ways can you rearrange the letters in “what”? • What, wath, waht, whta, wtha, wtah • Awht, awth, athw, atwh, ahwt, ahtw • Thaw, thwa, tawh, tahw, twah, twha • Htaw, htwa, hatw, hawt, hwta, hwat • How many of these are words?

  8. Key Terms and Concepts (Cont.) • Process over Product—Exploration and experimentation with materials are more important in the creative sense than the product, or end result. • Characteristics of creativity—Behavior that is associated with the creative personality. Some of these are stubbornness, finding faulty with things, appearing haughty and self-satisfied, and being discontented. Others are determination, curiosity, intuition, a willingness to take risks, a preference for complex ideas, a sense of humor.

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