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ERIC Number: EJ534571
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-2269
Personal Creativity: Definition and Developmental Issues.
Runco, Mark A.
New Directions for Child Development, n72 p3-30 Sum 1996
Defines creativity, recognizing both developmental continuities and discontinuities. Also distinguishes between creative interpretation and cognitive restructuring, emphasizing transformational abilities, and between perceptual and discretionary cognitive processes. (DR)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Definitions, Improvisation, Intellectual Experience, Knowledge Level, Logical Thinking, Perception, Pretend Play, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Adaptation Concept; Creative Problem Solving
Note: Theme Issue Topic: "Creativity from Childhood through Adulthood: The Developmental Issues."