Positive Creativity in a Negative World
Abstract
:1. Positive Creativity in a Negative World
2. Positive Creativity in Education
3. The CASE Model of Creativity
3.1. Lack of Capital for Positive Creativity
3.2. Lack of Awareness for Positive Creativity
3.3. Lack of Spark for Positive Creativity
3.4. Lack of Exceptionality for Positive Creativity
4. Looking Forward
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Level of Creativity | Definition | Transactional Classroom Example | Transformational Classroom Example |
---|---|---|---|
mini-c | Creative actions or ideas that are personally meaningful. | A student has an insight that helps them study and achieve a better grade. | A student realizes a new way to explain a concept to a friend who is struggling. |
little-c | Everyday creativity that others can enjoy. | A student wins the school science fair with a novel idea. | A student leads a school fundraiser to help victims of an earthquake. |
Pro-c | Expert-level creativity that impacts a field or domain. | A teacher devises a new curriculum focused on improving test scores. | A teacher devises a new curriculum focused on fostering empathy. |
Big-C | Creative genius that lasts for generations after the creator’s lifetime. | An eminent scholar proposes a new way of assessing student performance. | An eminent scholar proposes a new way to help fight inequality in education. |
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Kaufman, J.C.; Glăveanu, V. Positive Creativity in a Negative World. Educ. Sci. 2022, 12, 193. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12030193
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