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What is Metaphoric Thinking

Chapter 10
Paradigm Shifts in 21st Century Teaching and Learning
A substitutional mental process in which implicit comparisons are made between qualities of objects which are usually considered in separate classifications.
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Synectics as a Modern Method of Solving Creative Problems
Ayagul Serikbayeva (L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan) and Lyazzat Beisenbayeva (L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3146-4.ch010
Abstract
An important need in the conditions of modern education is the development and application of innovative technologies in the teaching of students. Nowadays it has become very important to be a creative person. The formation and development of creative personality requires the coverage of the entire period of human life. One of the directions of the educational organization should be the development of creative thinking of students. Since creative thinking is important to society, it is necessary to develop strategies that are conducive to its development. Various strategies such as creative problem solving, lateral thinking, and synectics have been devised to facilitate growth in thinking and creativity. This study investigated the effect of one of those techniques, synectics, and its effect on schoolchildren.
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