Studies have found little correlation between
creativity and being gifted or talented, but do show that
creative people are more broadly trained, have more
avocational interests, and display more ability in these interests
than the average person. In the sciences, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, the avocational
interests of the most successful professionals are
unusually likely to involve fine arts such as painting or
music; literary accomplishments; or crafts such as woodworking
and metalworking, mechanics and electronics.
Four types of evidence are brought together in this review
to explore why such avocations might stimulate the creative
capacity of STEM professionals. First, STEM professionals
themselves argue that beyond verbal and
mathematical skill, success requires a vivid visual and
spatial imagination; hand–eye coordination and manipulative
ability; skill with making and interpreting models; and
a highly developed aesthetic or artistic sensibility. Second,
controlled statistical studies of large groups (hundreds to
thousands) of STEM professionals reveal strong correlations
between artistic, musical, literary and crafts activities
and measures of success in STEM subjects such as Nobel
Prizes, numbers of patents or companies founded. Third,
STEM professionals involved in these statistical studies
themselves can describe specific ways in which their
avocations stimulate their vocational successes. And
fourth, many of these specific stimuli (such as improved
observational and visual thinking skills, manipulative skill sand tool use, and improved learning and retention strategies)
also improve STEM learning in well-controlled
classroom trials. The knowledge and skills required to be
professionally creative are, in short, learnable.
Studies have found little correlation betweencreativity and being gifted or talented, but do show thatcreative people are more broadly trained, have moreavocational interests, and display more ability in these intereststhan the average person. In the sciences, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, the avocationalinterests of the most successful professionals areunusually likely to involve fine arts such as painting ormusic; literary accomplishments; or crafts such as woodworkingand metalworking, mechanics and electronics.Four types of evidence are brought together in this reviewto explore why such avocations might stimulate the creativecapacity of STEM professionals. First, STEM professionalsthemselves argue that beyond verbal andmathematical skill, success requires a vivid visual andspatial imagination; hand–eye coordination and manipulativeability; skill with making and interpreting models; anda highly developed aesthetic or artistic sensibility. Second,controlled statistical studies of large groups (hundreds tothousands) of STEM professionals reveal strong correlationsbetween artistic, musical, literary and crafts activitiesand measures of success in STEM subjects such as NobelPrizes, numbers of patents or companies founded. Third,STEM professionals involved in these statistical studiesthemselves can describe specific ways in which theiravocations stimulate their vocational successes. Andfourth, many of these specific stimuli (such as improvedobservational and visual thinking skills, manipulative skill sand tool use, and improved learning and retention strategies)also improve STEM learning in well-controlledclassroom trials. The knowledge and skills required to beprofessionally creative are, in short, learnable.
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