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EJ655530 EC631061

Title: Changing the Rules: Education for Creative Thinking.
Author(s): Strom, Robert D.; Strom, Paris S.
Source: Journal of Creative Behavior, v36 n3 p183-200 3rd Qtr 2002
Publication Date: 2002
ISSN: 0022-0175
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR2003

The following recommendations for promoting students' creative thinking are provided: provide better teacher training; use cooperative teams; combine media tools and teacher instructional skills; detect conditions that contribute to boredom; avoid continuous classroom routines; encourage students to take initiative for constructive use of unscheduled time; and provide opportunities for creative abilities. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: *Classroom Techniques; Creative Activities; *Creative Thinking; *Creativity; Divergent Thinking; *Educational Change; Educational Strategies; Elementary Secondary Education; *Teaching Methods