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Creativity & project work: A symbiotic relationship?
Citation
Smith, I. D., & Coombs, S. J. (2000). Creativity & project work: A symbiotic relationship? In J. Ee, Berinderjeet Kaur, N. H. Lee and B. H. Yeap (Eds.), New ‘Literacies’: Educational response to a knowledge-based society: Proceedings of the ERA-AME-AMIC Joint Conference 2000 (pp. 63-71). Singapore: Educational Research Association.
Author
Smith, Ian David
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Coombs, Steven John
Abstract
Project work may be an excellent tool for teaching students to be creative. It requires the teacher to establish a classroom atmosphere where students are encouraged to collaborate and take risks. Practical steps are outlined in this paper to assist teachers introduce project work to students in a way that emphasises the close relationship between creativity and project work.
Date Issued
September 2000
Description
This paper was published in the Proceedings of the ERA-AME-AMIC Joint Conference held at Singapore from 4-6 September 2000