Proposal of a Program to Introduce the Criteria of Creative Thinking

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Dear Principal, Proposal of a program to introduce the criteria of creative thinking Introduction I am writing a proposal for launching a program to introduce the criteria of creative thinking. The name of the program is Running Baby. The nature of the program is competition. There would be around 56 participants in the program and around 7 participants for each group. The program would be held on weekend as it is a full-day competition. Objectives Schoolmates can know more about the criteria of creative thinking through this program as they need to figure out the solution of each game by thinking in a creative way. This program could provide an opportunity for schoolmates to recognize, learn or enhance creativity. This program will introduce the criteria of creative thinking that defined by Ellis Paul Torrance, an American psychologist from Georgia, and J. P. Guilford, the president of American Psychological Association in 1950. By Torrance, the criteria of creative thinking are fluency, flexibility, elaboration and originality. Fluency is the number of solution that fit the requirements of the problem. Flexibility is the number of different categories or approaches to the problem. Elaboration is elaborating the solutions in detail. Originality is the number of unusual or unique solution. The other criteria of creative thinking that defined by Guilford are synthesizing ability, analyzing ability and reorganization or redefinition of already existing ideas. Synthesizing ability is the ability of combining different things. Analyzing ability is the ability of examining or thinking about something carefully in order to understand it. Reorganization or redefinition of already existing ideas means changing the original design, function or application of something. Content of the program There are three check points in this program. After going to those check

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