题目
For a proper understanding of children's creativity, one must distinguish creativity from intelligence and talent. Ward expressed concern about whether creativity in young children could be differentiated from other cognitive abilities. More recent studies have shown that components of creative potential can indeed be distinguished from intelligence. The term "gifted" is often used to imply high intelligence. But Wallach has argued that intelligence and creativity are independent of each other, and a highly creative child may or may not be highly intelligent.
Creativity goes beyond possession and use of artistic talent. In this context, talent refers to the possession of a high degree of technical skill in a specialized area. Thus an artist may have wonderful technical skills, but may not succeed in evoking the emotional response that makes the viewer feel that a painting, for example, is unique. It is important to keep in mind that children's creativity is evidenced not only in music, art, or writing, but also in science, social studies and other areas.
Most measures of children's creativity have focused on ideational fluency. Ideational fluency tasks require children to generate as many responses as they can to a particular stimulus, as is done in brainstorming. Ideational fluency is generally considered to be a critical feature of the creative process. Children's response may be either popular or original, with the latter considered evidence of creative potential. Thus when we ask four-year-olds to tell us "all the things they can think of red," we find that children not only list wagons, apples, and cardinals, but also children pox and cold hands.
For young children, the focus of creativity should remain on process: the generation of ideas. Adult acceptance of multiple ideas in a non-evaluative atmosphere will help children generate more ideas or move to the next stage, which is self-evaluation. As children develop the ability for self-evaluation, issues of quality and the generation of products become more important. The emphasis at this stage should be on self-evaluation rather than evaluation by others, for these children are exploiting their abilities to generate and evaluate hypothesis and to revise their ideas based on that evaluation. Evaluation by others and criteria for genuinely significant products should be used only with older adolescents or adults.
The passage suggests that creativity in children is mostly closely related ______.
A.talent
B.intelligence
C.a higher degree of technical skills
D.the process of developing original ideas
第1题
Creativity
Creativity is neither something learned by applying a formula nor is it the unfettered, chaotic product of a genius. Instead, creativity should be viewed as an individualized process that helps the creator find order within chaos (or vice versa).
Creativity seems to emerge from multiple experiences, coupled with a well-supported development of personal resources, including a sense of freedom to venture beyond the known. To create is to "bring into or cause to come into existence; make; originate".
I find most often that my creative product IS my scholarship. Whether I compile a script, enact a performance art installation, or construct a fragmented review of a performance, I take a leap and then look around to see what I've gotten myself into. Although my scholarship takes many forms (screenplays; non-linear narratives; and combinations of video, sound, and movement pieces), initially my research resembles a puzzle, a collage of images and texts that do not seem to go together. I appear to have gotten into a mess, which is exactly where I had hoped to be. For me, creativity is a messy process that leads to the creation of "messy texts".
I will provide you with my working definition of creativity. Next, I will discuss the concept of "messy texts," including a brief historical overview of how such expressive forms of scholarship developed. Third, I will explain how and why I wrote a messy text. Finally, I will challenge you to write a messy text of your own.
Creativity is just something that's always been a part of my life. Ever since I first drew cartoon heads in the margins of our family Bible, I have been labeled "creative". Infrequent name calling aside, I always embraced and welcomed tile label. Teachers and family members encouraged it. I felt appreciated despite my perceived "kookiness" because some people valued my creative innovations and willingness to view things from multiple perspectives.
This willingness to innovate is alluded to in self-growth guru Gail Sheehy's book Pathfinders (1981). She suggests that we should think of creativity as a four-part process: 1) Preparation, 2) Incubation, 3) Immersion & Illumination, and 4) Revision. Although interesting, Sheehy's description of the creative process does not really capture the essence of my own creative process. However, I finally found one that provided the flexibility I needed. Franklin Baer, a public health physician fascinated with the topic of creativity has created an interactive web page that can help anyone create her/his own personalized creativity process. So I went to the site and created my own process, an acronym using the letters of the word CREATE:
Collect — gather information from a variety of sources
Reflect — generate many ideas, questions, and responses to the information
Embrace — select which idea(s) to focus on and expand
Amend — work with an idea until it begins to take shape
Toil — become obsessed with a project until it is complete
Exhibit — find a venue for displaying the creative product.
These verbs come closest to describing how the creative process works for me.
According to the first paragraph, the author would most likely agree with the idea that
A.the creative process is neither chaotic nor orderly.
B.the creative process is both chaotic and orderly.
C.the creative process is either chaotic or orderly.
D.the creative process is an individualized one.
第2题
Please fill in the blanks of the following sentence from Bill Gates
I've always been an ________ and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of _________ and ____________ can make the world a better place.
A.optimist, creativity, intelligence
B.pessimist, intelligence, creativity
C.pessimist, initiative, creativity
D.optimist, initiative, intelligence
第3题
A、Arbitrariness
B、Duality
C、Creativity
D、Displacement
第4题
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
The physicist investigating the relationship between time and space, the chemist exploring the properties of a new substance, the biologist probing the mysteries of the continuity of life. and the anthropologist(人类学家)searching for human origins share a common trait(特征), curiosity. Not that nonscientist are not curious;most people possess this characteristic. The scientist, however, uses a specific method to make researches into these enigmatic(难以理解的)problems-the scientific method.
Unfortunately, science and its method are misunderstood, the multiplication of our knowledge in medicine and technology has led to the idea that science can cure all and explain all and that only enough time, money and intelligence are needed. In truth. science cannot provide all answers. In fact, many phenomena are not even subject to scientific explanations.
On the other side of the coin, science has been attacked as a cause of most contemporary problems. It is said to be responsible for the depersonalization(使失去个性)of the individual, for stripping(夺去)creativity from human behavior, and for creating massive threats to the species through the development of nuclear power, insecticides, and polluting machinery. If we analyze the situation, we can see that it was not the original intent of the people who developed computers to debase humankind, nor was mass production proposed as a method to crush creativity. It is what society, policymakers especially, does with scientific achievements that makes them social or antisocial. There is nothing inherently good or bad about science.
Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A. Scientists and their curiosity.
B. Science and scientific method.
C. Understandings of science.
D. Misunderstandings of science.
第5题
第6题
A.displacement
B.duality
C.creativity
D.arbitrariness
第7题
【A1】
A.CREATE A CREATIVE SPAC
E.
B.KEEP AN OPEN MIN
D.
C.ANYTHING IS POSSIBL
E.
D.DON"T NEGLECT THE DETAIL.
E.TIE INTO YOUR BUSINESS GOALS. CREATING A CREATIVE WORKFORCE PLACING AN EMPHASIS ON CREATIVITY WITHIN THE WORKFORCE IS ONE OF THE SMARTEST THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO IN ANY ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANC
E.CREATIVITY LEADS TO INNOVATION, WHICH IN TURN LEADS TO INCREASED PERFORMANCE, MORALE AND DYNAMIS
M.THESE ELEMENTS ARE ALWAYS ESSENTIAL TO A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS, BUT THEY ARE OF EVEN GREATER VALUE AT TIMES OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY.BELOW ARE SOME TIPS ON HOW TO ENCOURAGE YOUR COLLEAGUES TO MAKE MORE CREATIVE DECISIONS AND INSPIRED JUDGEMENTS. 【A1】______ TO ENABLE TRULY CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, YOU MUST FIRST ENSURE THAT YOUR TEAM HAS A COLLECTIVELY OPEN MIND TO THE POSSIBILITIES THAT LAY OUT THER
E.ALL TOO OFTEN, TEAMS CAN GET TRAPPED WITHIN CURRENT COMPANY MENTALITIES, OUTLOOKS AND CULTURE, AND THIS CAN IMPEDE INNOVATIVE IDEAS FROM SURFACIN
G.TRY AND CREATE A SITUATION WHEREBY EXISTING THINKING IS PLACED ON HOLD, BY USING A FEW GAMES (WORD ASSOCIATION IS A POPULAR CHOICE) TO FREE PEOPLE"S MINDS UP FROM THEIR NORMAL THINKING PATTERNS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SESSIO
N. 【A2】______ CONVENTIONAL OFFICES ARE NOT NATURAL PLACES TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY, BY VIRTUE OF THE COMPARTMENTALIZED WORKSPACE AND FORMAL SETTINGS THAT THEY CAN PROVID
E.IT CAN THEREFORE BE HELPFUL TO DEVELOP AN ENVIRONMENT—EITHER WITHIN THE ENTIRE OFFICE OR WITHIN A SEGMENT OF IT THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO FREE THINKIN
G.IN THIS WAY, YOU CAN PSYCHOLOGICALLY REMOVE YOUR COLLEAGUES FROM THEIR EXISTING ROLES AND GET THEM TO CONCENTRATE ON LESS RIGID, MORE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO YOUR COMPANY"S COMMERCIAL CHALLENGES. 【A3】______ CREATIVITY IS THE ABILITY TO APPROACH ANY SUBJECT MATTER WITH FRESH PERSPECTIVES AND CREATE REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS WITHIN IT THAT DID NOT EXIST BEFOR
E.AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR SESSION, TRY TO ALLOW AS MANY DIFFERENT VOICES WITHIN THE TEAM TO BE HEARD AND DO NOT DISMISS ANY I-DEA AT THIS STAGE, NO MATTER HOW LUDICROUS IT MAY SOUN
D. GROUP CREATIVITY IS BASED ON TRUST AND PEOPLE WILL NEED TO BE ENCOURAGED TO LET THEIR MINDS ROAM AROUND THE CREATIVE CHALLENGE IF GENUINE PROGRESS IS TO BE MAD
E.THERE WILL BE TIME TO RATIONALIZE LATER, BUT ALWAYS START FROM THE BASIS THAT ANYTHING IS INDEED POSSIBL
E. 【A4】______ BEING CREATIVE IS A GREAT ATTRIBUTE FOR ANY EMPLOYEE OR TEAM TO POSSESS, ALTHOUGH IT IS FUNDAMENTAL THAT YOU DIRECT THE CREATIVE ENERGIES AND IDEAS WITHIN THE SESSION TOWARDS REAL BUSINESS GOALS.THERE IS NO POINT IN NURTURING CREATIVITY WITHIN YOUR WORKPLACE IT HAS THE CHANCE TO FLEX ITS MUSCLE ON LEGITIMATE BUSINESS OBJECTIVES, AND THE ABILITY TO PUT IDEAS INTO TANGIBLE COMMERCIAL ACTION IS THE SIGN OF A DYNAMIC COMPANY. 【A5】______ AS A GENERAL RULE OF THUMB, PEOPLE WHO TEND TO BE EFFECTIVE ON THE CREATIVE SIDE TEND ALSO TO BE LESS EFFECTIVE ON THE DETAILS THAT SUPPORT THE "BIG IDEA".WHILST YOU ARE DEVELOPING THE CREATIVITY WITHIN YOUR TEAM, IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO BUILD AN ATTENTION TO REALITY AND DETAIL WITHIN THE PROCEDUR
E.A GREAT IDEA IS NOTHING IF IT CANNOT PRACTICALLY BE PUT INTO ACTION, AND THE MECHANICS OF THE CONCEPT ARE EVERY BIT AS IMPORTANT AS THE OVERALL IDEA ITSEL
F.A GOOD MIX OF INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND PROCESS SHOULD ALLOW THE TRANSITION FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY TO BE SMOOT
H. THE CREATIVE PROCESS IS, BY DEFINITION, A POSITIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE ACT, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE CREATIVE PROCESS WITHIN YOUR COMPANY CAN LEAD TO MANY BENEFITS, BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY.CREATIVE THINKING MAY WELL ADD SIGNIFICANTLY TO YOUR COMPANY"S BOTTOM LINE, ALTHOUGH IT CAN BE JUST AS VALUABLE A PROCESS IN UNITING AND FOCUSING A TEAM TOWARDS BUSINESS OBJECTIVES THAT THEY HAD A PART IN CREATIN
G.MIXING UP PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS CAN ALSO HELP THE PROCESS, AND ALLOW YOUR TEAMS TO INTEGRATE WITH EACH OTHER IN A WAY THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE BEFOR
E.
第8题
【A4】
A.CREATE A CREATIVE SPAC
E.
B.KEEP AN OPEN MIN
D.
C.ANYTHING IS POSSIBL
E.
D.DON"T NEGLECT THE DETAIL.
E.TIE INTO YOUR BUSINESS GOALS. CREATING A CREATIVE WORKFORCE PLACING AN EMPHASIS ON CREATIVITY WITHIN THE WORKFORCE IS ONE OF THE SMARTEST THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO IN ANY ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANC
E.CREATIVITY LEADS TO INNOVATION, WHICH IN TURN LEADS TO INCREASED PERFORMANCE, MORALE AND DYNAMIS
M.THESE ELEMENTS ARE ALWAYS ESSENTIAL TO A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS, BUT THEY ARE OF EVEN GREATER VALUE AT TIMES OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY.BELOW ARE SOME TIPS ON HOW TO ENCOURAGE YOUR COLLEAGUES TO MAKE MORE CREATIVE DECISIONS AND INSPIRED JUDGEMENTS. 【A1】______ TO ENABLE TRULY CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, YOU MUST FIRST ENSURE THAT YOUR TEAM HAS A COLLECTIVELY OPEN MIND TO THE POSSIBILITIES THAT LAY OUT THER
E.ALL TOO OFTEN, TEAMS CAN GET TRAPPED WITHIN CURRENT COMPANY MENTALITIES, OUTLOOKS AND CULTURE, AND THIS CAN IMPEDE INNOVATIVE IDEAS FROM SURFACIN
G.TRY AND CREATE A SITUATION WHEREBY EXISTING THINKING IS PLACED ON HOLD, BY USING A FEW GAMES (WORD ASSOCIATION IS A POPULAR CHOICE) TO FREE PEOPLE"S MINDS UP FROM THEIR NORMAL THINKING PATTERNS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SESSIO
N. 【A2】______ CONVENTIONAL OFFICES ARE NOT NATURAL PLACES TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY, BY VIRTUE OF THE COMPARTMENTALIZED WORKSPACE AND FORMAL SETTINGS THAT THEY CAN PROVID
E.IT CAN THEREFORE BE HELPFUL TO DEVELOP AN ENVIRONMENT—EITHER WITHIN THE ENTIRE OFFICE OR WITHIN A SEGMENT OF IT THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO FREE THINKIN
G.IN THIS WAY, YOU CAN PSYCHOLOGICALLY REMOVE YOUR COLLEAGUES FROM THEIR EXISTING ROLES AND GET THEM TO CONCENTRATE ON LESS RIGID, MORE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO YOUR COMPANY"S COMMERCIAL CHALLENGES. 【A3】______ CREATIVITY IS THE ABILITY TO APPROACH ANY SUBJECT MATTER WITH FRESH PERSPECTIVES AND CREATE REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS WITHIN IT THAT DID NOT EXIST BEFOR
E.AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR SESSION, TRY TO ALLOW AS MANY DIFFERENT VOICES WITHIN THE TEAM TO BE HEARD AND DO NOT DISMISS ANY I-DEA AT THIS STAGE, NO MATTER HOW LUDICROUS IT MAY SOUN
D. GROUP CREATIVITY IS BASED ON TRUST AND PEOPLE WILL NEED TO BE ENCOURAGED TO LET THEIR MINDS ROAM AROUND THE CREATIVE CHALLENGE IF GENUINE PROGRESS IS TO BE MAD
E.THERE WILL BE TIME TO RATIONALIZE LATER, BUT ALWAYS START FROM THE BASIS THAT ANYTHING IS INDEED POSSIBL
E. 【A4】______ BEING CREATIVE IS A GREAT ATTRIBUTE FOR ANY EMPLOYEE OR TEAM TO POSSESS, ALTHOUGH IT IS FUNDAMENTAL THAT YOU DIRECT THE CREATIVE ENERGIES AND IDEAS WITHIN THE SESSION TOWARDS REAL BUSINESS GOALS.THERE IS NO POINT IN NURTURING CREATIVITY WITHIN YOUR WORKPLACE IT HAS THE CHANCE TO FLEX ITS MUSCLE ON LEGITIMATE BUSINESS OBJECTIVES, AND THE ABILITY TO PUT IDEAS INTO TANGIBLE COMMERCIAL ACTION IS THE SIGN OF A DYNAMIC COMPANY. 【A5】______ AS A GENERAL RULE OF THUMB, PEOPLE WHO TEND TO BE EFFECTIVE ON THE CREATIVE SIDE TEND ALSO TO BE LESS EFFECTIVE ON THE DETAILS THAT SUPPORT THE "BIG IDEA".WHILST YOU ARE DEVELOPING THE CREATIVITY WITHIN YOUR TEAM, IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO BUILD AN ATTENTION TO REALITY AND DETAIL WITHIN THE PROCEDUR
E.A GREAT IDEA IS NOTHING IF IT CANNOT PRACTICALLY BE PUT INTO ACTION, AND THE MECHANICS OF THE CONCEPT ARE EVERY BIT AS IMPORTANT AS THE OVERALL IDEA ITSEL
F.A GOOD MIX OF INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND PROCESS SHOULD ALLOW THE TRANSITION FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY TO BE SMOOT
H. THE CREATIVE PROCESS IS, BY DEFINITION, A POSITIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE ACT, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE CREATIVE PROCESS WITHIN YOUR COMPANY CAN LEAD TO MANY BENEFITS, BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY.CREATIVE THINKING MAY WELL ADD SIGNIFICANTLY TO YOUR COMPANY"S BOTTOM LINE, ALTHOUGH IT CAN BE JUST AS VALUABLE A PROCESS IN UNITING AND FOCUSING A TEAM TOWARDS BUSINESS OBJECTIVES THAT THEY HAD A PART IN CREATIN
G.MIXING UP PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS CAN ALSO HELP THE PROCESS, AND ALLOW YOUR TEAMS TO INTEGRATE WITH EACH OTHER IN A WAY THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE BEFOR
E.
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