THE EVALUATION OF MATHEMATICAL CREATIVITY OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS | Sibirskiy Psikhologicheskiy Zhurnal – Siberian Journal of Psychology. 2012. № 46.

THE EVALUATION OF MATHEMATICAL CREATIVITY OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Due to uncertainty regarding the relationship between mathematical creativity, mathematical expertise and general giftedness, we have conducted a large-scale study that explores the relationship between mathematical creativity and mathematical ability. We distinguish between relative and absolute creativity in order to address personal creativity as a characteristic that can be developed in schoolchildren. This paper presents part of a study that focuses on the power of Multiple Solution Tasks (MSTs) as a tool for the evaluation of relative creativity.

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математическая креативность, задачи с несколькими способами решений (MST), общая одаренность, Mathematical creativity, Multiple Solution Tasks (MST), General Giftedness

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Name	Organization	E-mail
Leikin Roza	University of Haifa	rozal@edu.haifa.ac.il

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