Creative Constructs And Theorists

CREATIVE CONSTRUCTS AND THEORISTS Name Institution Introduction Kanematsu, H., & Barry, D. M. (2016) in the second Chapter of their book, STEM and ICT education in intelligent environments, define Creativity as the capacity to come up with (in other words) develop authentic work and or ideas. As such, creativity kicks off with a creative individual applying a creative process to develop not only a creative but also a new product. Several studies have been conducted to explore the behavior of creative persons. One common thing that the findings note is that these individuals are often very energetic as well as filled with unexplored ideas. Creative persons are very imaginative. As a result, when faced with an issue, that is a problem to be precise, they consider all the varying ways to square the issue. Consequently, they end up developing unique solutions to the problems. Some models have been made to explain both creativity as well as the process of creative thinking. This paper discusses two current theories of creativity and visual arts education and artistic development with particular reference to young children, precisely, children below six years old. Besides, it critically analyses approaches to visual arts education and discusses the personal aesthetic responses to the visual arts. Current Theories of Creativity and Visual Arts Education and Artistic Development Like I noted above, the process of creativity begins with a creative individual and ends up in a creative product or rather result. Consequently, the process encompasses all the thinking and actions which occur to develop an authentic product. Kozbelt et al., (2010) in the Cambridge Handbook of Creativity recapitulate ten theories of creativity. Just to mention, the book writes about, one, the Developmental Theory, Psychometric Theory, Economic Theories as well as Stage and Component Theories. Further, Kozbelt et al., (2010) explore Cognitive Theories, The Problem Solving & Expertise-Based Theory. There are other theories such as the Problem-Finding theories, Evolutionary Theory, Typological Theories, and Systems Theories. Developmental Theory vs. Social Cognitive Theory For this research, I will primarily concentrate on just two theories. Particularly, I will compare the Developmental Theory and Cognitive Theory. The former theory “states that creativity develops” (Kanematsu, H., & Barry, D. M., 2016) with time. The Developmental Theory, therefore, confirms the previous statement that creativity itself begins with creative potential and leads to a creative product or result. However, the theory brings up a new concept into the concept of creativity. That means that the achievement of a creative result is dependent on the creative individual’s interaction with the environment. Notably, the term environment, in this case, is quite a wide but can particularly be referred to in the context of the family, as well as the surrounding places of the subject, that is, the creative person. On the other hand, Cognitive Theories are premised upon the assumption that the subject “uses remote associations divergent” (Kanematsu, H., & Barry, D. M., 2016) and convergent thinking, conceptual mergers and meta-cognitive process. As applied in communication, education, and psych...