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Foyle, Harvey C. – 1988
Extension and creative homework are discussed in this paper. Extension homework is assigned in order to transfer an idea or skill to a new or different situation. This form of homework is one way to develop reasoning and critical thinking skills. Examples of this type of homework are book and article reports. Creative homework requires students to…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, Interviews
Cromwell, Ronald R. – 1992
This document summarizes a study attempting to understand the critical skill of creative visioning. In the study, 20 people who were involved in creativity or creative visioning were interviewed for 1.5-4 hours. Seven central themes emerged from the interviews: (1) the meaning of creative visioning; (2) trusting; (3) imagination; (4) connections;…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creativity
Peters, Cheryl – 1990
This paper offers some guidelines, to be shared with students, that can help make the evaluation of creative responses and projects affirmative, honest, and heartfelt. What should teachers look for in a creative project? The project should move the audience in some deeply personal way, contain some element of surprise, and fulfill the spirit--if…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Creative Activities, English Instruction, Student Evaluation
Clinton, DeWitt – 1983
Inventive activities in the creative writing classroom can generate a great deal of excitement for the writing of poetry. Such activities might begin with improvising ways in which poetry can be written in alternative media, such as haiku on clay tablets that can be glazed and fired, then macramed together into wind chimes. Another activity,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Activities, Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education
Cromwell, Ronald – 1993
A study was conducted to better understand creative visioning, the human ability to make connections. Interviews were conducted with 20 Seattle (Washington) residents, each of whom was involved in creativity or creative visioning. The sample defined creative visioning as a process which encourages the pursuit of new possibilities, dimensions, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Teaching
Stephen, Veronica P. – 1996
The arts are basic educational processes that involve students with different abilities and from differing age groups in sensory perception. This perception, augmented by the use of art compositions, establishes a critical dialogue between the medium and the viewer. What one views, sees, and observes in an art piece serves to create a…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Expression, Childrens Art, Class Activities