Creativity and Giftedness

1. Introduction to Interdisciplinary Perspectives to Creativity and Giftedness
Roza Leikin, Bharath Sriraman

Part I. Perspectives on Creativity

2. Creativity, Imagination, and Early Mathematics Education
Maciej Karwowski, Dorota M. Jankowska, Witold Szwajkowski

3. Formative Assessment of Creativity in Undergraduate Mathematics: Using a Creativity-in-Progress Rubric (CPR) on Proving
Milos Savic, Gulden Karakok, Gail Tang, Houssein El Turkey, Emilie Naccarato

4. Teacher’s Views on Modeling as a Creative Mathematical Activity
Gudbjorg Palsdottir, Bharath Sriraman

5. The Prominence of Affect in Creativity: Expanding the Conception of Creativity in Mathematical Problem Solving
Eric L. Mann, Scott A. Chamberlin, Amy Graefe

6. When Mathematics Meets Real Objects: How Does Creativity Interact with Expertise in Problem Solving and Posing?
Florence Mihaela Singer, Cristian Voica

7. Constraints, Competency and Creativity in the Classroom
Catrinel Haught-Tromp, Patricia D. Stokes

8. Convergence in Creativity Development for Mathematical Capacity
Ai-Girl Tan, Bharath Sriraman

9. The Origin of Insight in Mathematics
Reuben Hersh, Vera John-Steiner

10. Creativity in Doubt: Toward Understanding What Drives Creativity in Learning
Ronald A. Beghetto, James B. Schreiber

Part II. Perspectives on Giftedness

11. What Is Special About the Brain Activity of Mathematically Gifted Adolescents?
Roza Leikin, Mark Leikin, Ilana Waisman

12. Psychological and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Mathematical Creativity and Giftedness
David H. Cropley, Martin Westwell, Florence Gabriel

13. What Have We Learned About Giftedness and Creativity? An Overview of a Five Years Journey
Demetra Pitta-Pantazi

14. The Interplay Between Excellence in School Mathematics and General Giftedness: Focusing on Mathematical Creativity
Miriam Lev, Roza Leikin

15. Mathematically Gifted Education: Some Political Questions
Alexander Karp

Part III. Commentary

16. Commentary on Interdisciplinary Perspectives to Creativity and Giftedness
Bharath Sriraman, Roza Leikin

Keywords: Education, Mathematics Education, Educational Psychology, Teaching and Teacher Education