The relationship among creative, critical thinking and thinking styles in Taiwan high school students Export

@article{citeulike:3022406, abstract = {It is widely recognized that the development of creative and critical thinking can be beneficial for both the individual student and society (Sternberg \& Lubart, 1995). However, a range of views regarding the relationship between the two kinds of thinking exists in the literature. One of the most influential conceptions of critical thinking is proposed by Robert Ennis (1985). He defines critical thinking as "reasonable reflective thinking that is focused on deciding what to believe or do," and he details numerous proficiencies, tendencies, and dispositions that constitute such reasonable reflective thinking. Creative thinking is associated with certain personal characteristics, such as flexibility and fluency. Some view the two kinds of thinking as being opposed to one another (Torch, 1993), others acknowledge complementary functioning (Bleedorn, 1993; Menssen, 1993), and it is also argued that there is a problem in attempting to distinguish two separate kinds of thinking. It is suggested simply that the focus should be on good thinking in the context of the rules, methods and criteria of specific domains (Bailin, 1993). For example, a number of researchers emphasize that critical thinking involves not only logical, but also creative (intuitive) aspects (Meyers, 1986; Brookfield, 1987; Garrison, 1991; Paul, 1993). Given this controversy, the study investigated the relationship between the two, namely whether a certain measurements of creativity are associated with specific measurements of critical thinking.}, author = {Yang, Shu C. and Lin, Wen C.}, citeulike-article-id = {3022406}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCG/is_1_31/ai_n6143324}, journal = {Journal of Instructional Psychology}, keywords = {creative, critical, rubric, thinking}, month = {March}, posted-at = {2008-07-20 13:37:39}, priority = {2}, title = {The relationship among creative, critical thinking and thinking styles in Taiwan high school students}, url = {http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCG/is_1_31/ai_n6143324}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3022406 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3022406 N2 - It is widely recognized that the development of creative and critical thinking can be beneficial for both the individual student and society (Sternberg & Lubart, 1995). However, a range of views regarding the relationship between the two kinds of thinking exists in the literature. One of the most influential conceptions of critical thinking is proposed by Robert Ennis (1985). He defines critical thinking as "reasonable reflective thinking that is focused on deciding what to believe or do," and he details numerous proficiencies, tendencies, and dispositions that constitute such reasonable reflective thinking. Creative thinking is associated with certain personal characteristics, such as flexibility and fluency. Some view the two kinds of thinking as being opposed to one another (Torch, 1993), others acknowledge complementary functioning (Bleedorn, 1993; Menssen, 1993), and it is also argued that there is a problem in attempting to distinguish two separate kinds of thinking. It is suggested simply that the focus should be on good thinking in the context of the rules, methods and criteria of specific domains (Bailin, 1993). For example, a number of researchers emphasize that critical thinking involves not only logical, but also creative (intuitive) aspects (Meyers, 1986; Brookfield, 1987; Garrison, 1991; Paul, 1993). Given this controversy, the study investigated the relationship between the two, namely whether a certain measurements of creativity are associated with specific measurements of critical thinking. JF - Journal of Instructional Psychology TI - The relationship among creative, critical thinking and thinking styles in Taiwan high school students KW - creative KW - critical KW - rubric KW - thinking AU - Yang, Shu AU - Lin, Wen PY - 2004/03// UR - http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCG/is_1_31/ai_n6143324 ER -