Creative Thinking and Problem Solving Flashcards
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What is 'brainstorming' most commonly used to assess in CA GATE creative evaluations?
Answer: The quantity and variety of ideas a student can generate
Brainstorming tasks in CA GATE assessments measure both the quantity (fluency) and variety (flexibility) of a student's creative output.
A student who consistently finds unexpected connections between unrelated concepts is demonstrating which GATE-related trait?
Answer: Creative synthesis
Creative synthesis—combining ideas across domains in novel ways—is a distinguishing characteristic of gifted creative thinkers identified through CA GATE.
Which of the following best describes 'divergent production' in the context of CA GATE assessments?
Answer: Generating multiple solutions to a problem
Divergent production is the cognitive process of generating many varied responses, a central measure of creative giftedness in CA GATE evaluations.
In creative problem solving assessed for CA GATE, what does the term 'incubation' refer to?
Answer: Allowing ideas to develop unconsciously after initial thinking
Incubation is the creative process stage where the mind continues working on a problem subconsciously, often leading to insight, which gifted students demonstrate naturally.
Which characteristic is most associated with gifted creative thinkers identified through CA GATE?
Answer: Ability to see problems from novel perspectives
Gifted creative thinkers identified by CA GATE characteristically reframe problems and view challenges from angles others do not consider.
What does 'ideational fluency' measure in CA GATE creative assessments?
Answer: How many ideas a student can produce in response to a prompt
Ideational fluency specifically counts the number of relevant ideas a student generates, reflecting the breadth of their creative thinking as evaluated in CA GATE.