Academic literature on the topic 'Personality. Psychometrics. Creative ability'

The history of creativity assessment is as old as the concept itself. Researchers from various cultures and disciplines attempted to define the concept of creativity and offer a valid way to assess it. Creativity is generally defined as the ability to produce work that is novel and appropriate. Researchers in the field attempted to measure creativity from different perspectives and tried to answer the question like “What are the mental processes involved in creative thought?, Which personality traits are associated with creativity?, How can a product can be judged to be creative? and, What are the external forces that affect creativity?”. The answers of these questions constitute the most commonly used creativity assessment instruments. This chapter presents a brief overview on assessment of creativity through the eyes of the psychometric perspective and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of various instruments used in the field.

Maxillofacial defects arising due to developmental anomalies, trauma or ablative cancer surgeries pose a challenge to an individual due to alteration in form, function and esthetics. Face is considered to be a reflection of one’s personality and existence. Any alteration in facial structures or symmetry alters the esthetics of an individual. This may have a deep psychological impact on the patient affecting self-confidence, self-worth and ability to interact among peers. Maxillofacial Prosthodontics is a specialty that deals with rehabilitation of missing or deformed structures of orofacial region to achieve normalcy as much as practically feasible. A multidisciplinary approach is required to evaluate the psychological status, understand the impact of defect altering esthetics and mental make-up of the patient and follow an organized approach to alleviate the impact of maxillofacial defects in overall life of an individual. This chapter highlights the impact of maxillofacial defect on esthetics of an individual and psychological impact of the same.

Is there a consequence to having synaesthesia, even beyond the obvious difference of experiencing merged sensations? Do synaesthetes also have qualities that make them different to non-synaesthetes in other ways? Do they show differences in everyday abilities like memory, mental calculation, general perception, creative thinking, use-of-language and so on? ‘Is synaesthesia a “gift” or a “condition”?’ describes studies that show synaesthetes are objectively more creative than the average person, and have certain personality traits linked to heightened imagination. Synaesthetes also have specific visual benefits, such as the ability to better distinguish facial features and their expressions. Synaesthesia appears to come with a number of benefits, but it can also bring challenges.

In modern educational conditions the problem of professional mobility of the future Physical Education teacher acquires actual value. This is what strengthens the special interest in the ideas of child`s physical development through the prism of game technologies, which were put forward by educators of the past and have not lost their importance today. Analysis of the creative heritage of outstanding educators makes it possible to use historical experience in the development of modern education. The works of the German teacher F. Froebel and the Ukrainian K. Ushynskyi, wich study the theory of children's game, are of considerable interest nowdays. The subject of research is the pedagogical possibilities of children's games by F. Froebel and K. Ushynskyi in the professional training of a mobile-oriented PE teacher in modern educational conditions. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the effectiveness of game methods of the child`s physical development in the process of future PE teachers training to implement the pedagogical ideas of F. Froebel and K. Ushinskyi in the modern space of higher physical education. Objectives of the study: studying the problem of children's play in the pedagogical concepts of F. Froebel and K. Ushinskyi, outlining ways of creative use of ideas of F. Froebel and K. Ushinskyi in the formation of professional mobility of future PE teachers in the process of practical preparation for play activity of young pupils. The methodological basis of the study is the pedagogical heritage of F. Froebel and K. Ushinskyi; theory of scientific knowledge. The study is based on the principles of historicism, systematics, scientificity, mobility, child-centeredness, creative approach to the personality as a subject of the educational process. The scientific novelty of the study is, that: a comparative analysis of game methods of the child`s physical development through the prism of pedagogical systems of F. Froebel and K. Ushinskyi is given for the first time; the process of professional training of future PE teachers is modeled on F. Froebel's pedagogical ideas; further development of the content and methodological support for the formation of professional mobility of future teachers to implement the provisions of F. Froebel and K. Ushinskyi on children's play activities. Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852) developed the theory and methodology of the game as a means of harmonious development of the child. His system of preschool education was extremely widespread in the world, and is also used today in Europe, particularly in Germany. Konstantin Ushinskyi (1824–1870) formulated the following pedagogical conclusions about the game: games predict the future character and destiny of the child; the game has a great influence on the development of children's abilities; children's games have their nationalities, their centuries-old history; children are constantly creating new games. The study led to the following conclusions: 1. The study of the theory of children's play in the pedagogical concept of F. Froebel showed that it is based on the principles of child centrism, creativity, amateurism, children's self-development, fun, constructive activity through the expression of children's feelings, thoughts, gestures, songs, stories. 2. K. Ushinsky defines the importance of game in the physical and mental development of the personality, argues and critically evaluates the "children's gifts" of F. Froebel. Theoretical and practical study of children's games in modern conditions is an important professional competence of future PE teachers, methodical provisions on their expediency were substantiated by K. Ushinskyi. The conducted historical and pedagogical analysis of the works of F. Froebel and K. Ushinskyi testifies to the important scientific achievements of teachers in the field of children's play theory. 3. Froebel's didactic material was aimed at mastering by students the method of developing children's physical abilities, their ability to constructive activity, logical thinking, which today acquires special significance not only in physical education but also in professional sports. Froebel's pedagogy is designed to educate the future teacher not only of physical culture, but also "culture" in the broadest sense of the word, forms his professional and mobile competencies of the combinatorial type. 4. Necessary pedagogical conditions for the implementation of the main tasks of physical education in the scientific heritage of K. Ushinskyi are compliance with the principles of humanism, nationality, conformity to nature, rational use of effective ways, means and forms of strengthening and preserving mental and physical health of students on the requirements of high moral and professional qualities of teacher's personality.

The body of the article goes on to discuss the creative models of a student’s personality’s development in the process of mastering the course «Theory and methods of musical education of the preschool children». In general, the teacher's profession accumulates a big number of opportunities for the creative improvement of a would-be teacher's personality. All types of activities used while working with children in the process of mastering the artistic competencies (like fine arts, modeling, designing, appliqué work or musical activities) require not only technical skills, but also sufficient cr

The article shows the importance of creation of content line of the discipline “Information Communication Technologies” to ensure psychological safety of students in virtual environment. Wide development and application of information technologies is an external side of information civilization, the main trend in formation of information society. Like any other process, the process of informatization of the society has both positive and negative sides. To avoid the latter cause irreparable harm to the development of personality and become dangerous for it, they should be studied already now, a

Abstract Positive intelligence (PI) training can produce a transformative impact on college students. PI, a branch of human psychology, provides a tool to identify significant compulsive habits that can inhibit students’ learning potential and ability to understand others. This paper discusses the two training methods adopted for teaching graduate and undergraduate students. It is considered that including such training is fundamentally crucial for developing 21st century STEM workforce with a well-rounded personality. However, PI training may consume a significant class time allocated for cov