Teaching for Creativity

by: Allison Antink Meyer

Teaching for creativity can help students improve critical-thinking skills, motivation, and engagement and start to understand the role of creativity in developing new scientific knowledge. This article shows how to modify existing lessons and labs to promote creativity in your classroom.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 7/1/2012Stock # tst12_079_05_54Volume 079Issue 05

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