I believe that Bruce Jones has described one important aspect of
creativity when he says,
>The creativity aspect of learning derives its birth from the
>experience of the job and the application of any knowledge derived from
>the classroom instruction. Creativity is the product of finding better or
>more comfortable or convenient ways to do the job AFTER instruction.
In educational circles this aspect is, I think, usually referred to as
"transfer" [or "generalization"] of learning -- i.e., the use in a new
context of knowledge and skills learned in another context.
However, I for one wouldn't want to limit "creativity" to only this. I
think there can be a lot of creativity (both from learner and teacher)
within the classroom, to mention one example.
--"John Gunkler" <jgunkler@sprintmail.com>
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