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Direct linkWilliamson, Peter K. – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2011
Research, carried out mainly in the period between the 1960s and 1980s, reported significant differences in the thinking styles of science and arts students. At this time university and school teaching was highly specialised and concern was expressed in the ongoing "two cultures" debate (Snow, 1959).Considerable changes have taken place in the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Cognitive Style, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking
Peer reviewedToth, Linda S.; Baker, Sheldon R. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1990
A literature review both affirms and denies a relationship between creativity and public school achievement. A study involving 116 students from grades 6, 8, and 10 found that high levels of creative ability may contribute to a pattern of underachievement by interfering with convergent thinking within the time constraints of a regular classroom…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Convergent Thinking, Correlation
