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Peer reviewedDavis, Gary A. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1989
The teaching of creative thinking to gifted students requires: (1) raising creativity consciousness and teaching creative attitudes; (2) improving students' metacognitive understanding of creativity; (3) strengthening creative abilities through exercise; (4) teaching creative thinking techniques; and (5) involving students in creative activities.…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Peer reviewedLeff, Herbert L.; Nevin, Ann – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1990
This article outlines both specific barriers to teaching and learning creative thinking as well as some possible directions for solutions. Sixteen common barriers such as confusion, powerlessness, and negativity are described along with strategies to dissolve them using such conceptual tools as awareness plans and proactive metathinking.…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity
