Convergent and divergent production
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- | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}'''Convergent''' and '''divergent production''' are the two types of human response to a set problem that were identified by [[J. P. Guilford]]. |
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+ | Convergent production is the [[deductive]] generation of the best single answer to a set problem, usually where there is a compelling [[inference]]. For example, find answers to the question ''What is the sum of the internal angles of a [[triangle]]?'' | ||
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+ | Divergent production is the [[creativity|creative]] generation of multiple answers to a set problem. For example, ''find uses for 1 [[metre]] lengths of black [[cotton]]''. | ||
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+ | Guilford observed that most individuals display a preference for either convergent or divergent thinking. | ||
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+ | There is a movement in education that maintains '''divergent thinking''' might create more resourceful students. Rather than presenting a series of problems for rote memorization or resolution, divergent thinking presents open-ended problems and encourages students to develop their own solutions to problems. | ||
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+ | According to [[Guilford College]][http://www.guilford.edu/academics/], divergent or '''synthetic thinking''' is the ability to draw on ideas from across disciplines and fields of inquiry to reach a deeper understanding of the world and one's place in it. | ||
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | * [[Dialectics]] | ||
+ | * [[Systems thinking]] | ||
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Convergent production is the deductive generation of the best single answer to a set problem, usually where there is a compelling inference. For example, find answers to the question What is the sum of the internal angles of a triangle?
Divergent production is the creative generation of multiple answers to a set problem. For example, find uses for 1 metre lengths of black cotton.
Guilford observed that most individuals display a preference for either convergent or divergent thinking.
There is a movement in education that maintains divergent thinking might create more resourceful students. Rather than presenting a series of problems for rote memorization or resolution, divergent thinking presents open-ended problems and encourages students to develop their own solutions to problems.
According to Guilford College[1], divergent or synthetic thinking is the ability to draw on ideas from across disciplines and fields of inquiry to reach a deeper understanding of the world and one's place in it.
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