Expressive Arts Midterm Exam Review

teachers benefit from encouraging creativity in such ways as

• being able to use a more standardized curriculum

• learning to recognize children for their unique skills

• being able to plan fewer lessons

• being able to turn the curriculum over to the children

A creative behavior is one that is

• performed once by an individual

• valued only by the doer and not by others

• original for the individual and valued by that person and others

• original for the individual on a one time basis

children are being creative when they are

• redefining situations, demonstrating stubbornness, and solving problems

• solving problems, being adventurous, and giving the correct answer

• solving problems, redefining situations, and demonstrating flexibility

• demonstrating flexibility, being rational, and solving problems

creative children

• possess many likable traits

• can be frustrating to work with

• can be a joy to work with

• all of the above

children enjoy creativity and benefit from it in many ways, including

• developing their potential to think

• developing new skills

• learning to seek the right answer to a problem

• developing their potential to think, and developing new skills

The role of exploration and play is central to the development of creativity:

• at all ages

• in the early years

• in the middle school years

• in infancy

When modifying curriculum to encourage creative thinking, be sure that:

• the content and concept are developmentally appropriate for young children

• the children are truly interested in the content

• there are materials for the children to explore

• all of the above

A child-centered program is:

• a child care center or infant program

• planned for the age and ability levels of the children in it

• planned according to a developmentally acceptable curriculum

• a program for children until they are of school age

Children’s creative potential may be drawn out by asking questions that:

• use one sense only

• come up with the best answer to please the teachers

• make things better with imagination and divergent thinking questions

• all of the above

Ways to help children become motivated for the creative process are:

• to be sure they are rested and physically fit

• to find out what naturally interests each child

• to permit children to work with their friends

• all of the above