RETRACTED ARTICLE: The Nature of Creativity
Author:
- Robert J. SternbergRSRobert J. Sternberg
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- retracted article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Creativity Research Journal
- Vol. 18 (1) , 87-98
Abstract
Like E. Paul Torrance, my colleagues and I have tried to understand the nature of creativity, to assess it, and to improve instruction by teaching for creativity as well as teaching students to think creatively. This article reviews our investment theory of creativity, propulsion theory of creative contributions, and some of the data we have collected with regard to creativity. It also describes the propulsion theory of creative contributions. Finally, it draws some conclusions.Keywords
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