Creativity and Giftedness: Interdisciplinary perspectives from mathematics and beyond

✍ Scribed by Roza Leikin, Bharath Sriraman (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 261
• Series: Advances in Mathematics Education
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume provides readers with a broad view on the variety of issues related to the educational research and practices in the field of Creativity in Mathematics and Mathematical Giftedness. The book explores (a) the relationship between creativity and giftedness; (b) empirical work with high ability (or gifted) students in the classroom and its implications for teaching mathematics; (c) interdisciplinary work which views creativity as a complex phenomena that cannot be understood from within the borders of disciplines, i.e., to present research and theorists from disciplines such as neuroscience and complexity theory; and (d) findings from psychology that pertain the creatively gifted students. As a whole, this volume brings together perspectives from mathematics educators, psychologists, neuroscientists, and teachers to present a collection of empirical, theoretical and philosophical works that address the complexity of mathematical creativity and giftedness, its origins, nature, nurture and ways forward. In keeping with the spirit of the series, the anthology substantially builds on previous ZDM volumes on interdisciplinarity (2009), creativity and giftedness (2013).

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Introduction to Interdisciplinary Perspectives to Creativity and Giftedness....Pages 1-3
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Creativity, Imagination, and Early Mathematics Education....Pages 7-22
Formative Assessment of Creativity in Undergraduate Mathematics: Using a Creativity-in-Progress Rubric (CPR) on Proving....Pages 23-46
Teacher’s Views on Modeling as a Creative Mathematical Activity....Pages 47-55
The Prominence of Affect in Creativity: Expanding the Conception of Creativity in Mathematical Problem Solving....Pages 57-73
When Mathematics Meets Real Objects: How Does Creativity Interact with Expertise in Problem Solving and Posing?....Pages 75-103
Constraints, Competency and Creativity in the Classroom....Pages 105-116
Convergence in Creativity Development for Mathematical Capacity....Pages 117-133
The Origin of Insight in Mathematics....Pages 135-146
Creativity in Doubt: Toward Understanding What Drives Creativity in Learning....Pages 147-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
What Is Special About the Brain Activity of Mathematically Gifted Adolescents?....Pages 165-181
Psychological and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Mathematical Creativity and Giftedness....Pages 183-199
What Have We Learned About Giftedness and Creativity? An Overview of a Five Years Journey....Pages 201-223
The Interplay Between Excellence in School Mathematics and General Giftedness: Focusing on Mathematical Creativity....Pages 225-238
Mathematically Gifted Education: Some Political Questions....Pages 239-255
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Commentary on Interdisciplinary Perspectives to Creativity and Giftedness....Pages 259-264
Back Matter....Pages 265-266

✦ Subjects

Mathematics Education;Educational Psychology;Teaching and Teacher Education