Poetry: It's Not Just for English Class Anymore

Autor/inn/en	Connor-Greene, Patricia A.; Young, Art; Paul, Catherine; Murdoch, Janice W.
Titel	Poetry: It's Not Just for English Class Anymore
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 32 (2005) 4, S.215-221 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
DOI	10.1207/s15328023top3204_2
Schlagwörter	Psychopathology; Poetry; Learning Experience; Thinking Skills; Empathy; Creative Thinking; Critical Thinking; Writing Skills; Higher Education; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychopathologie; Lyrik; Poesie; Lernerfahrung; Denkfähigkeit; Empathie; Kreatives Denken; Kritisches Denken; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent
Abstract	Higher level thought involves both critical and creative thinking skills. Although the psychological literature is rich with research on teaching critical thinking, relatively little published work addresses ways of promoting creative thinking. In this article we describe the use of poetry writing in an abnormal psychology class to encourage creative exploration and informed empathy. Content analyses suggested that the majority of students' poems communicated both accurate information and empathy. Furthermore, most students described the poetry assignment as a positive learning experience. Two examples demonstrate creative ways students' poems can distill and communicate information. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10