Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Literature Review
I am writing my literature review on supporting the theory of multiple intelligences with research done on savant syndrome, autism, and giftedness. I want to use the evidence of extremely high intelligence in some areas and low IQ overall to fight the argument that there is one general intelligence. I am pretty excited about this topic because I find it so interesting. I've been finding research that supports what I've proposed and I can't wait to read more about it. Without having done much of the research yet, my biggest concern of evidence to disregard my theory would be that these cases are special. They cannot support the idea of multiple intelligences because these cases are so extreme they do not correlate to the general population. Maybe I will find research on that as well. I am looking forward to starting to get into the information.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Measurement of Creativity
This week in class we discussed what are the best measures of creativity. In the beginning of class we even tested out some simple measures used to asses creativity. When thinking about how to best approach this I do not think there is a clear solution.
The problem with creativity is that it can be expressed in almost countless domains. When thinking about intelligence there were multiple kinds (in my opinion) but still few enough major categories that could be mainly looked at. But to me, there are literally endless possibilities to exercise creativity. For example, you can be creative in the original ways such as art, music, design, and writing etc. However, if you define creativity as original ideas as I do, then you can be creative in literally any capacity. For example, one could exercise creativity in a business plan, in their financing, in sports, or in their parenting.
The reason I feel there is no truly good measure of creativity itself is because you cannot compare things that are so different. Obviously you could compare musical creativity to other musical creativity (to an extent) but you cannot compare a general sense of creativity over all domains.
The problem with creativity is that it can be expressed in almost countless domains. When thinking about intelligence there were multiple kinds (in my opinion) but still few enough major categories that could be mainly looked at. But to me, there are literally endless possibilities to exercise creativity. For example, you can be creative in the original ways such as art, music, design, and writing etc. However, if you define creativity as original ideas as I do, then you can be creative in literally any capacity. For example, one could exercise creativity in a business plan, in their financing, in sports, or in their parenting.
The reason I feel there is no truly good measure of creativity itself is because you cannot compare things that are so different. Obviously you could compare musical creativity to other musical creativity (to an extent) but you cannot compare a general sense of creativity over all domains.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Multiple Creativities
When we were discussing intelligence in class we were frequently asking the question "Is intelligence one general quality or multiple things?" This question has come to mind for me several times now in our discussions of creativity. I feel there are so many domains that a person can be creative in.
For example, there are countless forms of expression, art, and creativity just as their are countless subjects and areas of knowledge to have intelligence in. Someone could be talented in art or music or design. Even more specific than that someone who is talented at art may really only consider themselves a sculptor, a drawer, or a painter. I think it is easy to see how multiple creativities exist.
The book brought up a great point that it is rare to find a person who is extremely talented in creativity in multiple domains. Famous artists such as musicians are typically only recognized for their exception music, not their music and their art work. This theory of multiple creativities leads to many other questions just as there were with intelligence. Is there a threshold of creativity that people cannot break? Is creativity inherited or learned? Does knowledge inhibit creativity and vice versa? I am excited to discuss these questions in class in more detail and hear others opinions.
For example, there are countless forms of expression, art, and creativity just as their are countless subjects and areas of knowledge to have intelligence in. Someone could be talented in art or music or design. Even more specific than that someone who is talented at art may really only consider themselves a sculptor, a drawer, or a painter. I think it is easy to see how multiple creativities exist.
The book brought up a great point that it is rare to find a person who is extremely talented in creativity in multiple domains. Famous artists such as musicians are typically only recognized for their exception music, not their music and their art work. This theory of multiple creativities leads to many other questions just as there were with intelligence. Is there a threshold of creativity that people cannot break? Is creativity inherited or learned? Does knowledge inhibit creativity and vice versa? I am excited to discuss these questions in class in more detail and hear others opinions.
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