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19 - Conclusions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2010

John Baer
Affiliation:
Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
James C. Kaufman
Affiliation:
Learning Research Institute, Department of Psychology, California State University, San Bernardino, California
James C. Kaufman
Affiliation:
California State University, San Bernardino
John Baer
Affiliation:
Rider University, New Jersey
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Summary

Having come this far, do we now have a clear answer to the question of how the development of reasoning skills and the acquisition of knowledge influence the development of creativity (and, conversely, how the development of creativity affects reasoning skills and knowledge acquisition)? We hope no reader has been expecting a simple yes or no answer or even a formula expressible in a simple, linear equation. Nothing about creativity, reasoning skills, or knowledge acquisition is ever that simple, and developmental relationships of all kinds tend to be complex. The relationship among the development of creativity, reason, and knowledge is no exception.

That said, it seems fair to say at least that creativity and reason only rarely and in rather special circumstances need to be in direct opposition to one another, and they often are (or at least can be) complementary. The opposition that one sometimes finds in educational settings between the development of creativity on one hand and the improvement in reasoning skills and content knowledge on the other, such as described by Beghetto and Plucker and by Paris et al., although admittedly common, is (as both chapters point out) often simply an unnecessary result of the kinds of learning experiences and classroom structures students sometimes encounter. Many of the more blatant kinds of conflicts that arise could be avoided by more constructivist teaching techniques. Conflict can often be transformed into synergy.

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  • Conclusions
    • By John Baer, Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, James C. Kaufman, Learning Research Institute, Department of Psychology, California State University, San Bernardino, California
  • Edited by James C. Kaufman, California State University, San Bernardino, John Baer, Rider University, New Jersey
  • Book: Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development
  • Online publication: 19 January 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511606915.021
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  • Conclusions
    • By John Baer, Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, James C. Kaufman, Learning Research Institute, Department of Psychology, California State University, San Bernardino, California
  • Edited by James C. Kaufman, California State University, San Bernardino, John Baer, Rider University, New Jersey
  • Book: Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development
  • Online publication: 19 January 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511606915.021
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  • Conclusions
    • By John Baer, Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, James C. Kaufman, Learning Research Institute, Department of Psychology, California State University, San Bernardino, California
  • Edited by James C. Kaufman, California State University, San Bernardino, John Baer, Rider University, New Jersey
  • Book: Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development
  • Online publication: 19 January 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511606915.021
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