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Utilizing the FPSPI framework for creative problem solving across the curriculum : = An exploration of methods utilized by successful teachers.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Utilizing the FPSPI framework for creative problem solving across the curriculum :/
Reminder of title:	An exploration of methods utilized by successful teachers.
Author:	Smith, Colleen.
Description:	1 online resource (200 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-08(E), Section: A.
Subject:	Curriculum development. -
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ISBN:	9781369658798

Utilizing the FPSPI framework for creative problem solving across the curriculum : = An exploration of methods utilized by successful teachers.
Smith, Colleen.

Utilizing the FPSPI framework for creative problem solving across the curriculum :An exploration of methods utilized by successful teachers. - 1 online resource (200 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-08(E), Section: A.

Thesis (D.Ed.)--Capella University, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references

State Departments of Education in the USA have almost universally adopted the new (CCSS) Common Core State Standards. Nearly all of these same states have reported implementation challenges related to professional development, and to the discovery of effective instructional methods, resources and appropriately aligned assessment tools. Effective utilization of the new standards is particularly urgent in an atmosphere where there remains a high stakes need to show results on achievement tests linked to federal funding. A trend toward lower scores on nationally normed creativity tests in the last decade, and the need for an adequately prepared new generation of innovators, are two factors that led to the increased depth and complexity that is characteristic of the new standards. It is this desire to equip students with real-world creative problem solving skills, that also led to increased funding for the STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) initiative. The rapid deployment of the latter changes, and the new state-wide tests currently being developed or refined to measure student mastery of these first ever nationally articulated curriculum goals, has inspired administrators and teachers to search for appropriately applicable instructional resources. The International Future Problem Solving Program (FPSPI), originally devised by creativity education researcher Paul Torrance, in the early 1970s, has steadily gained popularity since its inception and is now used by students and teachers all over the world. FPSPI necessitates the integration of language arts standards with science and social studies content as students collaboratively use a six step creative problem solving process to propose solutions to current global issues of concern. The researcher used a basic qualitative design, primarily semi-structured open- ended interviews, to gather information from teachers whose students have demonstrated exemplary performance at an annual International Future Problem Solving Conference. The self-reported materials, methods and assessment tools used by the teachers were examined to discover emergent themes related to the ways in which they integrate cross curricular content and creative thinking instruction into their lessons. It is hoped that this study informs the practice of educators and administrators who wish to incorporate the use of this common core aligned program in the classroom.

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2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9781369658798Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Curriculum development.
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