Creativity

Two questions that can change your life from Daniel Pink on Vimeo.

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Creativity can be one factor of a gifted or talented student. The following chart will help differentiate between a bright student (most classrooms have several of these), a creative student (also usually a couple), and a gifted (usually only 1 of 26). This is from Bertie Kingore, Ph.D.'s "Higher Achiever, Gifted Student, Creative Thinker" article.

High Achiever (bright)…	A Gifted Student…	A Creative Student…
Remembers the answers. Is interested. Is attentive. Generates advanced ideas. Works hard to achieve. Answer the questions in detail. Performs at the top of the group. Responds with interest and opinions. Learns with ease. Needs 6 to 8 repetitions to master. Comprehends at a high level. Enjoys the company of age peers. Understands complex, abstract humor. Grasps the meaning. Completes assignments on time. Is receptive. Is accurate and complete. Enjoys school often. Absorbs information. Is a technician with expertise in a field. Memorizes well. Is highly alert and observant. Is pleased with own learning. Gets A's. Is able.	Poses unforeseen questions. Is curious. Is selectively mentally engaged. Generates complex, abstract ideas. Knows without working hard. Ponders with depth and multiple perspectives. Is beyond the group. Exhibits feelings and opinions from multiple perspectives. Already knows. Needs 1 to 3 repetitions to master. Comprehends in-depth, complex ideas. Prefers the company of intellectual peers. Creates complex, abstract humor. Infers and connects concepts. Initiates projects and extensions of assignments. Is intense. Is original and continually developing. Enjoys self-directed learning. Manipulates information. Is an expert who abstracts beyond the field. Guesses and infers well. Anticipates and relates observations. Is self-critical. May not be motivated by grades. Is intellectual.	Sees exceptions. Wonders. Daydreams; may seem off task. Overflows with ideas, many of which will never be developed. Plays with ideas and concepts. Injects new possibilities. Is in own group. Shares bizarre, sometimes conflicting opinions. Questions: What if... Questions the need for mastery. Overflows with ideas--many of which will never be developed. Prefers the company of creative peers but often works alone. Relishes wild, off-the-wall humor. Makes mental leaps: Aha! Initiates more projects that will ever be completed. Is independent and unconventional. Is original and continually developing. Enjoys creating. Improvises. Is an inventor and idea generator. Creates and brainstorms well. Is intuitive. Is never finished with possibilities. May not be motivated by grades. Is idiosyncratic

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Rubric for Creative Thinking Skills Evaluation

	Level One	Level Two	Level Three
FLUENCY	Lists a limited number of ideas and responses	Lists a sufficient number of ideas or responses	Lists many ideas or responses
FLEXIBILITY	Perceives or approaches the problem in a different way with assistance	Perceives or approaches the problem in a different way	Perceives or approaches the problem in a number of different ways
ORIGINALITY	Generates few clever, unique or unusual ideas	Generates several clever, unique or unusual ideas	Generates many clever, unique or unusual ideas
ELABORATION	Adds details, expands or embellishes ideas with assistance	Expands, develops and embellishes ideas by adding details	Expands, develops and embellishes ideas by adding details and making changes
CURIOSITY	Demonstrates little curiosity and desire to know more about issues	Demonstrates curiosity about issues and pursues additional information	Demonstrates a high degree of curiosity, seeks additional information and independent study
RISK-TAKING	Deals with unstructured situations; experiments and guesses with assistance	Deals with unstructured situations; predicts, guesses, and experiments to a sufficient degree	Demonstrates a high degree of willingness to take chances, defends ideas, experiments, predicts and puts plans into action
COMPLEXITY	Deals with problems; brings order to situations, deals with change when assisted	Seeks alternatives; deals with change and problems, and brings order to situations	Seeks alternatives; deals with intricate problems and ideas, and develops plans into logical order
IMAGINATION	Visualizes plans, ideas and thoughts when assisted	Visualizes plans, ideas and thoughts; sees beyond the practical	Visualizes and imagines plans, thoughts, ideas, outcomes and consequences to a high degree

This came from the website: http://www.adifferentplace.org/creativethinking.htm *****************