Abstract
When teachers discuss the grading of papers, exams, outlines, or speeches, their comments often reflect the need to quantify human behavior. One teacher said, "I simply list the characteristics I want mentioned and award one point for each one that is discussed." Another said, "I use a check sheet. At the end of a speech I count up the checks and give the grade." Academicians want criteria, competencies, characteristics, lists, and outlines of essential items. There is no denying that such quantification is helpful, but it never tells the whole story. The purpose of this article is to offer the rest of the story--the creative spark that is often missing when quantification begins. As E. Paul Torrance, a writer on creativity, has indicated, " ... repression of the creative impulse may lead to serious learning disabilities and heavy reliance upon authoritarian structures."
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Speech Communication
Volume
11
Issue
2
First Page
24
Last Page
31
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Weaver, Richard L. II
(1979)
"Kindling the Creative Spark,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 11:
No.
2, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol11/iss2/7
Copyright
©1979 Iowa Communication Association
