Assessing the creativity of scientific explanations in elementary science: an insider–outsider view of intuitive assessment in the hypothesis space

References

• Amabile , T.M. 1983a . The social psychology of creativity , New York : Springer‐Verlag .
   Google Scholar
• Amabile , T.M. 1983b . The social psychology of creativity: A componential conceptualization . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 45 ( 2 ) : 357 – 76 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Amabile , T.M. 1996 . Creativity in context , Boulder : Westview Press .
   Google Scholar
• Ausubel , D.P. 1978 . Educational psychology , New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston .
   Google Scholar
• Balchin , T. 2005 . A creativity feedback package for teachers and students of design and technology in the UK . International Journal of Design and Technology Education , 10 ( 2 ) : 31 – 43 .
   Google Scholar
• Beattie , D.K. 2000 . Creativity in art: The feasibility of assessing current conceptions in the school context . Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice , 7 ( 2 ) : 175 – 92 .
   Google Scholar
• Berg , R. 2009 . Evaluating scientific theories . Philosophy Now , 74 : 14 – 17 .
   Google Scholar
• Besemer , S.P. and O’Quin , K. 1987 . “ Creative product analysis ” . In Frontiers of creativity research , Edited by: Isaksen , S.G. 341 – 57 . Buffalo : Bearly .
   Google Scholar
• Besemer , S.P. and O’Quin , K. 1999 . Confirming the three‐factor creative product analysis matrix model in an American sample . Creativity Research Journal , 12 ( 4 ) : 287 – 96 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boden , M.A. 1996 . “ What is creativity? ” . In Dimensions of creativity , Edited by: Boden , M.A. 75 – 117 . Cambridge, MA : Massachusetts Institute of Technology .
   Google Scholar
• Boden , M.A. 2004 . The creative mind – myths and mechanisms , London : Routledge .
   Google Scholar
• Claxton , G. 1997 . Hare brain, tortoise mind , London : Fourth Estate .
   Google Scholar
• Colman , A.M. 2003 . A dictionary of psychology , Oxford : Oxford University Press .
   Google Scholar
• Craft , A. 2005 . Creativity in schools: Tensions and dilemmas , London : Routledge .
   Google Scholar
• Craft , A. 2008 . “ Nurturing creativity, wisdom, and trusteeship in education ” . In Creativity, wisdom and trusteeship , Edited by: Craft , A. , Gardner , H. and Claxton , G. 1 – 15 . Thousand Oaks : Corwin .
   Google Scholar
• Cropley , A.J. 2001 . Creativity in education and learning , London : RoutledgeFalmer .
   Google Scholar
• Csikszentmihalyi , M. 1996 . Creativity: Flow and the psychology of discovery and invention , New York : HarperCollins .
   Google Scholar
• DES (Department for Education and Skills) . 2005 . Education and training statistics for the United Kingdom , London : The Stationery Office .
   Google Scholar
• DES (Department for Education and Skills) . 2006 . First release , London : DES .
   Google Scholar
• DfES (Department for Education and Skills) . 2003 . Excellence and enjoyment , London : DfES .
   Google Scholar
• Euster , J.R. 1987 . Fostering creativity and innovation . College Research Library , 48 : 287 – 8 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• de la Harpe , B. and Peterson , J.F. A model for holistic studio assessment in the creative disciplines . Proceedings of the 2009 ATN Assessment Conference . Adelaide, Australia.
   Google Scholar
• Fox , H. 1963 . “ A critique on creativity in science ” . In Essays on creativity in the sciences , Edited by: Coler , M. 123 – 52 . New York : New York University Press .
   Google Scholar
• Gardner , H. 1993 . Creating minds , New York : Basic Books .
   Google Scholar
• Glück , J. , Ernst , R. and Unger , F. 2002 . How creatives define creativity: Definitions reflect different types of creativity . Creativity Research Journal , 14 ( 1 ) : 55 – 67 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gouge , K. and Yates , C. 2002 . “ Creating a CA programme in the arts: The Wigan LEA arts project ” . In Learning and intelligence: Cognitive acceleration across the curriculum from 5 to 15 years , Edited by: Shayer , M. and Adey , P. 85 – 102 . Buckingham : Open University .
   Google Scholar
• Hennessey , B.A. 1994 . The consensual assessment technique: An examination of the relationship between ratings of product and process creativity . Creativity Research Journal , 7 ( 2 ) : 193 – 208 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hickey , M. 2001 . An application of Amabile’s consensual assessment technique for rating the creativity of children’s musical composition . Journal of Research in Music Education , 49 ( 3 ) : 234 – 44 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Houtz , J.C. and Krug , D. 1995 . Assessment of creativity . Educational Psychology Review , 7 ( 3 ) : 269 – 300 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jardine , L. 2000 . Ingenious pursuits , London : Abacus .
   Google Scholar
• Kaufman , J.C. and Sternberg , R.J. 2006 . The international handbook of creativity , New York : Cambridge .
   Google Scholar
• Keogh , B. and Naylor , S. 1999 . Concept cartoons, teaching and learning in science: An evaluation . International Journal of Science Education , 21 ( 4 ) : 431 – 46 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Klahr , D. and Dunbar , K. 1988 . Dual space search during scientific reasoning . Cognitive Science , 12 : 1 – 48 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• NACCCE (National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education) . 1999 . All our futures: Creativity, culture and education , London : DfEE .
   Google Scholar
• Newton , D.P. 2000 . Teaching for understanding , London : Routledge .
   Google Scholar
• Newton , D.P. and Newton , L.D. 2000 . Do teachers support causal understanding through their discourse when teaching primary science? . British Educational Research Journal , 26 : 599 – 13 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Newton , D.P. and Newton , L.D. 2009a . Some students’ conceptions of creativity in school science . Research in Science and Technology Education , 27 ( 1 ) : 45 – 60 .
   Google Scholar
• Newton , D.P. and Newton , L.D. 2009b . What teachers see as creative incidents in elementary science lessons . International Journal of Science Education , iFirst : 1 – 17 .
   Google Scholar
• Petty , G. 1997 . How to be better at creativity , London : Kogan Page .
   Google Scholar
• Richards , R. 1993 . Everyday creativity, eminent creativity and pschopathology . Psychological Inquiry , 4 ( 3 ) : 212 – 7 .
   Google Scholar
• Roberts , S. 2004 . Self‐experimentation as a source of new ideas . Behavioral and Brain Sciences , 27 : 227 – 88 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rogers , M. and Fasciato , M. Can creativity be assessed? . Paper presented at the British Educational Research Association Conference . September 14–17 . University of Glamorgan .
   Google Scholar
• Rose , J. 2009 . The independent review of the primary curriculum: Final report , Nottingham : DCSF Publications .
   Google Scholar
• Rust , C. 2002 . The impact of assessment on student learning . Active Learning in Higher Education , 3 : 145 – 57 .
   Google Scholar
• Sefton‐Green , J. 2000 . “ From creativity to cultural production: Shared perspectives ” . In Evaluating creativity , Edited by: Sefton‐Green , J. and Sinker , R. 216 – 32 . London : Routledge .
   Google Scholar
• Siegel , S. 1956 . Nonparametric statistics , Tokyo : McGraw‐Hill Kogakusha .
   Google Scholar
• Tatarkiewicz , W. 1980 . A history of six ideas: An essay in aesthetics , The Hague : Martinus Nijhoff .
   Google Scholar
• Treffinger , D. and Poggio , J. 1972 . Needed research on the measurement of creativity . Journal of Creative Behavior , 8 : 101 – 6 .
   Google Scholar
• Treffinger , D.J. , Young , G.C. , Selby , E.C. and Shepardson , C. 2002 . Assessing creativity: A guide for educators , Storrs : The National Research Centre on the Gifted and Talented .
   Google Scholar
• Williams , F.E. 1970 . Classroom ideas for encouraging thinking and feeling , Buffalo : DOK Publishers .
   Google Scholar
• Wolpert , L. 1992 . The unnatural nature of science , London : Faber .
   Google Scholar