CHD 145 Midterm
Capital C Creativity - correct answer ✔The kind of creativity that involves
bringing into existence something genuinely new that receives social
validation enough to be added to the culture. An example of "capital C"
creativity is the invention of the light bulb or Facebook
convergent thinking - correct answer ✔thinking that results in a single
solution or answer to a question or problem
Creativity - correct answer ✔the process of bringing something new into
being; the ability to produce something novel, something with the stamp of
uniqueness upon it; combination of abilities, skills, motivations, and attitudes
Divergent thinking - correct answer ✔Thinking that opens things up and
results in many answers to a single problem.
Hard thinking - correct answer ✔The left side of the brain is verbal and
processes information in an analytical and sequential way, looking first at the
pieces and then putting them together to get the whole picture.
process over product - correct answer ✔Exploration and experimentation
with materials are more important in the creative sense than the product, or
end result.
small c creativity - correct answer ✔This type of creativity involves ideas or
products that are new to the person, but only to the person
,soft thinking - correct answer ✔The right side of the brain is visual and
processes information in an intuitive and simultaneous way, looking first at the
whole picture and then at the details.
9 Creative Myths - correct answer ✔1. I am not creative
2. That's a stupid idea
3. Creative people always have great ideas
4. Constructive criticism will help my colleague improve her idea
5. That's a good idea. Let's run with it
6. If it ain't broke, don't fix it
7. I don't need a notebook. I always remember my ideas
8. We need some new teaching ideas for the new ESL curriculum. Let's get
our teachers together and brainstorm
9. In order for teaching strategy to be a success, we need a system of review
processes for screening ideas and determining which idea to implement
Torrance - correct answer ✔giving examples of how we can look at creativity
as a thinking process
fluency, flexibility, originality, elaboration - correct answer ✔
Characteristics of Creative Children - correct answer ✔- desirable traits
- undesirable traits
- creativity in everyone
- teacher's conceptions of creativity
Environment affects creativity - correct answer ✔- have materials low to the
ground so it can be accessible to children
, - label containers and shelves
Helping Children express creativity - correct answer ✔- help them accept
change
- reward creativity
- encourage perseverance
- help them realize that some problems have no easy answers
- help children feel joy in their creative work
Differentiated Instruction - correct answer ✔A way of thinking about teaching
and learning. Aims to maximize each child's growth by meeting each child
where he or she is at and helping the child to progress
Global (Holistic) - correct answer ✔words used to describe the right brain
tendency to approach learning in a general concepts first
holistically - correct answer ✔looking at things in an overall way
Integrated Curriculum - correct answer ✔A curriculum in which the artificial
divisions among content areas are reduced. It is often designed around a unit
of study, centered on a specific theme or project. It is most appropriate for
encouraging children's creativity
Left Brained - correct answer ✔learning preference is based in the left
hemisphere of the brain. The skills developed include handwriting,
understanding symbols, language, reading, and phonics. They can locate
detailed facts, talking and reciting, listening and auditory association
Right Brained - correct answer ✔Thinks from whole to part. Thinker doesn't
often put things in order. They look at the overall or holistic way. They can
Capital C Creativity - correct answer ✔The kind of creativity that involves
bringing into existence something genuinely new that receives social
validation enough to be added to the culture. An example of "capital C"
creativity is the invention of the light bulb or Facebook
convergent thinking - correct answer ✔thinking that results in a single
solution or answer to a question or problem
Creativity - correct answer ✔the process of bringing something new into
being; the ability to produce something novel, something with the stamp of
uniqueness upon it; combination of abilities, skills, motivations, and attitudes
Divergent thinking - correct answer ✔Thinking that opens things up and
results in many answers to a single problem.
Hard thinking - correct answer ✔The left side of the brain is verbal and
processes information in an analytical and sequential way, looking first at the
pieces and then putting them together to get the whole picture.
process over product - correct answer ✔Exploration and experimentation
with materials are more important in the creative sense than the product, or
end result.
small c creativity - correct answer ✔This type of creativity involves ideas or
products that are new to the person, but only to the person
,soft thinking - correct answer ✔The right side of the brain is visual and
processes information in an intuitive and simultaneous way, looking first at the
whole picture and then at the details.
9 Creative Myths - correct answer ✔1. I am not creative
2. That's a stupid idea
3. Creative people always have great ideas
4. Constructive criticism will help my colleague improve her idea
5. That's a good idea. Let's run with it
6. If it ain't broke, don't fix it
7. I don't need a notebook. I always remember my ideas
8. We need some new teaching ideas for the new ESL curriculum. Let's get
our teachers together and brainstorm
9. In order for teaching strategy to be a success, we need a system of review
processes for screening ideas and determining which idea to implement
Torrance - correct answer ✔giving examples of how we can look at creativity
as a thinking process
fluency, flexibility, originality, elaboration - correct answer ✔
Characteristics of Creative Children - correct answer ✔- desirable traits
- undesirable traits
- creativity in everyone
- teacher's conceptions of creativity
Environment affects creativity - correct answer ✔- have materials low to the
ground so it can be accessible to children
, - label containers and shelves
Helping Children express creativity - correct answer ✔- help them accept
change
- reward creativity
- encourage perseverance
- help them realize that some problems have no easy answers
- help children feel joy in their creative work
Differentiated Instruction - correct answer ✔A way of thinking about teaching
and learning. Aims to maximize each child's growth by meeting each child
where he or she is at and helping the child to progress
Global (Holistic) - correct answer ✔words used to describe the right brain
tendency to approach learning in a general concepts first
holistically - correct answer ✔looking at things in an overall way
Integrated Curriculum - correct answer ✔A curriculum in which the artificial
divisions among content areas are reduced. It is often designed around a unit
of study, centered on a specific theme or project. It is most appropriate for
encouraging children's creativity
Left Brained - correct answer ✔learning preference is based in the left
hemisphere of the brain. The skills developed include handwriting,
understanding symbols, language, reading, and phonics. They can locate
detailed facts, talking and reciting, listening and auditory association
Right Brained - correct answer ✔Thinks from whole to part. Thinker doesn't
often put things in order. They look at the overall or holistic way. They can
