Creativity and Giftedness - Interdisciplinary perspectives from mathematics and beyond

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).

List of contents

1. Introduction to interdisciplinary perspectives on creativity and giftedness (Roza Leikin and Bharath Sriraman).- Section 1: Perspectives on Creativity.- 2.Creativity, Imagination and Early Math Education (Maciej Karwowski Dorota Dziedziewicz).- 3. Assessment of Creativity in Undergraduate Mathematics: Using a Creativity-in-Progress Rubric on Proving (Milos Savic, Gulden Karakok, Gail Tang, Molly Stubblefield and Hussein El Turkey).- 4. Teacher's views on modeling as a creative mathematical activity (Gudbjorg Palsdottir and Bharath Sriraman).- 5. The prominence of affect in creativity (Eric L. Mann and Scott A. Chamberlin).- 6. When mathematics meets reality: How much creative are math students? (Cristian Voica and Florence Mihaela Singer).- 7. Constraints, Competency and Creativity in the Classroom (Catrinel Haught and Patricia D. Stokes).- 8. Convergence in creativity development for mathematical capacity (Ai-Girl Tan and Bharath Sriraman).- 9. The origin of insight in mathematics(Reuben Hersh and Vera John-Steiner).- 10. Creativity in Doubt: Toward Understanding What Drives Creativity in Learning (Ronald Beghetto and James B. Schreiber).- Section 2: Perspectives on giftedness.- 11. What is special in brain activity of mathematically gifted adolescents (Roza Leikin, Mark Leikin, Ilana Waissman).- 12. Psychological and Neuro-scientific Perspectives on Mathematical Creativity and Giftedness (David Cropley,  Martin Westwell and Florence Gabriel).- 13. What have we learned about giftedness and creativity? An overview of a five years journey (Demetra Pitta-Pantazi).- 14. The interplay between excellence in school mathematics and general giftedness: Focusing on mathematical creativity (Miriam Lev and Roza Leikin).- 15. Mathematically gifted education: Political perspective (Alexander Karp).- 16. New directions for research in creativity and giftedness: The case of mathematics (Bharath Sriraman and Roza Leikin).

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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).

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“By reporting about learners of various ages, the volume offers a substantial possibility for teachers who aim to identify and nurture creativity through mathematical activities. … the volume uncovers aspects of mathematics education that are highly relevant for teacher educators, school principals, and policymakers. … The volume represents a pragmatic and plausible effort with a goal of summarizing principal interdisciplinary perspectives on mathematical creativity and giftedness.” (Attila Szabo, Roeper Review, Vol. 40 (04), 2018)

“This edited collection of 16 chapters paints a broad picture of current research and views on creativity and giftedness through theoretical papers and empirical studies. … This book is a valuable collection of diverse approaches and ideas on creativity, giftedness, and their connection. The narrative structure that emerges from the divergent, diverse, and multidisciplinary views on creativity and giftedness creates a space for further research in this area.” (Nenad Radakovic and Limin Jao, Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Vol. 119 (2), April, 2017)

“This edited volume considers recent research on creativity and giftedness in mathematics education and how these two concepts might be related. … Creativity is not a personal trait of individuals that can be easily recognized, and a number of operational definitions are given by researchers in this volume. … Much can be learned from the chapters in this book … .” (Annie Selden, MAA Reviews, maa.org, April, 2017)

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"By reporting about learners of various ages, the volume offers a substantial possibility for teachers who aim to identify and nurture creativity through mathematical activities. ... the volume uncovers aspects of mathematics education that are highly relevant for teacher educators, school principals, and policymakers. ... The volume represents a pragmatic and plausible effort with a goal of summarizing principal interdisciplinary perspectives on mathematical creativity and giftedness." (Attila Szabo, Roeper Review, Vol. 40 (04), 2018)

"This edited collection of 16 chapters paints a broad picture of current research and views on creativity and giftedness through theoretical papers and empirical studies. ... This book is a valuable collection of diverse approaches and ideas on creativity, giftedness, and their connection. The narrative structure that emerges from the divergent, diverse, and multidisciplinary views on creativity and giftedness creates a space for further research in this area." (Nenad Radakovic and Limin Jao, Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Vol. 119 (2), April, 2017)
"This edited volume considers recent research on creativity and giftedness in mathematics education and how these two concepts might be related. ... Creativity is not a personal trait of individuals that can be easily recognized, and a number of operational definitions are given by researchers in this volume. ... Much can be learned from the chapters in this book ... ." (Annie Selden, MAA Reviews, maa.org, April, 2017)

Product details

• Assisted by: Roz Leikin (Editor), Roza Leikin (Editor), Sriraman (Editor), Sriraman (Editor), Bharath Sriraman (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319388380
• ISBN: 978-3-31-938838-0
• No. of pages: 266
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 21 mm x 242 mm
• Weight: 566 g
• Illustrations: VI, 266 p. 46 illus.
• Series: Advances in Mathematics Education; Advances in Mathematics Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Mathematik, Pädagogische Psychologie, B, Education, Teaching, Lehrerausbildung, Mathematics, Educational psychology, teacher training, Teaching and Teacher Education, Education—Psychology, Mathematics—Study and teaching, Mathematics Education, teaching mathematics