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Problems in the Assessment of Creative Thinking*

1971; Wiley; Volume: 5; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/j.2162-6057.1971.tb00880.x

2162-6057

Donald J. Treffinger, Joseph S. Renzulli, John F. Feldhusen,

Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function

The Journal of Creative BehaviorVolume 5, Issue 2 p. 104-112 Problems in the Assessment of Creative Thinking* DONALD J. TREFFINGER, Corresponding Author DONALD J. TREFFINGER Associate Professor Educational Psychology Purdue University, School of Humanities, Social Science and Education, Lafayette, Indiana 47907 University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06105 Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 47907Search for more papers by this authorJOSEPH S. RENZULLI, Corresponding Author JOSEPH S. RENZULLI Associate Professor Educational Psychology Purdue University, School of Humanities, Social Science and Education, Lafayette, Indiana 47907 University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06105 Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 47907Search for more papers by this authorJOHN F. FELDHUSEN, Corresponding Author JOHN F. FELDHUSEN Professor and Chairman Educational Psychology Section Purdue University, School of Humanities, Social Science and Education, Lafayette, Indiana 47907 University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06105 Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 47907Search for more papers by this author DONALD J. TREFFINGER, Corresponding Author DONALD J. TREFFINGER Associate Professor Educational Psychology Purdue University, School of Humanities, Social Science and Education, Lafayette, Indiana 47907 University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06105 Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 47907Search for more papers by this authorJOSEPH S. RENZULLI, Corresponding Author JOSEPH S. RENZULLI Associate Professor Educational Psychology Purdue University, School of Humanities, Social Science and Education, Lafayette, Indiana 47907 University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06105 Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 47907Search for more papers by this authorJOHN F. FELDHUSEN, Corresponding Author JOHN F. FELDHUSEN Professor and Chairman Educational Psychology Section Purdue University, School of Humanities, Social Science and Education, Lafayette, Indiana 47907 University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06105 Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 47907Search for more papers by this author First published: June 1971 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2162-6057.1971.tb00880.xCitations: 45 † This paper is based on the authors' presentations in the symposium Assessing Creativity: Progress in Both Directions; at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Minneapolis, March, 1970, Richard E. Ripple, Chairman. 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