objective: interest in the subject of creativity and its impacts on human life is growing extensively. however, only a few surveys pay attention to the relation between creativity and physiological changes. this paper presents a novel approach to distinguish between creativity states from electrocardiogram signals. nineteen linear and nonlinear features of the cardiac signal were extracted to d...

We propose a cognitive and neurobiological framework for creativity in nonhuman animals based on the framework previously proposed by Kaufman and Kaufman (2004), with additional insight from recent animal behavior research, behavioral neuroscience, and creativity theories. The additional information has lead to three major changes in the 2004 model-the addition of novelty seeking as a subcatego...

Human creativity is a multifaceted phenomenon with cognitive, attitudinal, intrapersonal interpersonal, practical, socio-cultural, economic, and environmental aspects. It can be challenging to incorporate creativity in classrooms. Teachers tend to inhibit creativity by focusing on reproduction of knowledge, obedience and passivity in class, and correct responses, which are easier to evaluate th...

background: rapid advancement of information and communication technologies has transformed the methods of education. it has created methods which help students achieve deep and effective learning as well as develop a desirable level of creativity. implementation of e-learning in education is one of such methods. the purpose of the present research is to study the impact of self-learning (self-...

scapes or metropolitan regions. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) defines governance today as “the organization and administration of regional authorities and institutions on the most varied levels as well as the corresponding processes of decision-making, cooperation, and exertion of influence” (OECD 2001). But, as most observers of politico-institutional develop...

In this article the authors argue that a new category of creativity, called “mini-c” creativity, is needed to advance creativity theory and research. Mini-c creativity differs from little-c (everyday) or Big-C (eminent) creativity as it refers to the creative processes involved in the construction of personal knowledge and understanding. The authors discuss how the category of mini-c creativity...

Due to the growing importance of metropolitan regions for the economy this work aims at analyzing what fosters economic prosperity. We propose the theory that creativity generates new ideas and enhances the entrepreneurship level in the city. In this research the focus lies on metropolitan regions, located around 30 Informational World Cities, which are prototypical cities of the knowledge soci...

The present study is an investigation into the relationship between Iranian EFL teachers’ degree of creativity and language learners’ academic achievement. To this end, six female English teachers and 81 male and female advanced English learners from a private language institute were asked to take part in the study. Data were collected through Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) and stude...