Fluency, the generation of many ideas, answers, responses, possibilities to a given situation/problem;
Flexibility, the generation of alternatives, variations, adaptations, different ideas/solutions/options;
Originality, the generation of new, unique and novel responses/solutions;
Elaboration, the expansion, enlargement, enrichment or embellishment of ideas to make it easier for others to understand or make it more interesting;
Risk-taking, experimenting, trying new challenges;
Complexity, the ability to create structure out of chaos, to bring logical order to a given situation and/or to see the missing parts;
Curiosity, the ability to wonder, ponder, contemplate or puzzle;
Imagination, the ability to build mental pictures, visualise possibilities and new things or reach beyond practical limits.
The purposes of the taxonomy are to teach creative thinking skills, to encourage lateral thinking as well as proactivity, to foster creativity, and to develop students’ creative talents which can be transferred to the changing challenges faced in everyday life.[4]
Referencesedit
^ Williams, Frank E. (Dec 1969). "Models for encouraging creativity in the classroom by integrating cognitive-affective behaviors". Educational Technology. 9 (12): 7–13.
^ Williams, Frank E. (1993). "The cognitive-affective interaction model for enriching gifted programs". In J.S. Renzulli (ed.). Systems and models for developing programs for the gifted and talented. Highett, Vic.: Hawker Brownlow. pp. 461–484.
^ "Gifted and Talented Education; Extract from Support package: Curriculum differentiation; The Williams model" (PDF).
williams, taxonomy, hierarchical, arrangement, eight, creative, thinking, skills, conceived, developed, researched, frank, williams, researcher, educational, psychology, taxonomy, forms, basis, differentiated, instruction, curriculum, model, used, particularly. Williams taxonomy is a hierarchical arrangement of eight creative thinking skills conceived developed and researched by Frank E Williams a researcher in educational psychology 1 The taxonomy forms the basis of a differentiated instruction curriculum model used particularly with gifted students and in gifted education settings The first four levels are essentially cognitive thinking while the last four levels are affective feeling in nature 2 The eight levels are 3 Fluency the generation of many ideas answers responses possibilities to a given situation problem Flexibility the generation of alternatives variations adaptations different ideas solutions options Originality the generation of new unique and novel responses solutions Elaboration the expansion enlargement enrichment or embellishment of ideas to make it easier for others to understand or make it more interesting Risk taking experimenting trying new challenges Complexity the ability to create structure out of chaos to bring logical order to a given situation and or to see the missing parts Curiosity the ability to wonder ponder contemplate or puzzle Imagination the ability to build mental pictures visualise possibilities and new things or reach beyond practical limits The purposes of the taxonomy are to teach creative thinking skills to encourage lateral thinking as well as proactivity to foster creativity and to develop students creative talents which can be transferred to the changing challenges faced in everyday life 4 References edit Williams Frank E Dec 1969 Models for encouraging creativity in the classroom by integrating cognitive affective behaviors Educational Technology 9 12 7 13 Williams Frank E 1993 The cognitive affective interaction model for enriching gifted programs In J S Renzulli ed Systems and models for developing programs for the gifted and talented Highett Vic Hawker Brownlow pp 461 484 Gifted and Talented Education Extract from Support package Curriculum differentiation The Williams model PDF Assessing Creativity Test 21 Bibliography editWormeli R Fair isn t always equal assessing amp grading in the differentiated classroom p 67 Stenhouse Publishers 2006 ISBN 978 157110 424 3 Schurr S Dynamite in the Classroom A How To Handbook for Teachers National Middle School Association 1989 ISBN 978 1560900412 Google Books Kruse D Thinking Strategies for the Inquiry Classroom Curriculum Corporation 2009 ISBN 9781742003139See also editBloom s taxonomy Benjamin S Bloom s taxonomy of the cognitive domain David R Krathwohl s taxonomy of the affective domain J P Guilford s structure of intellect model Jean Piaget Stage theory Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Williams 27 taxonomy amp oldid 1182209907, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
