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RAISONNEMENT DIVERGENT [1 record]

Record 1 2021-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Educational Psychology
DEF

... a thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions [that] typically occurs in a spontaneous, free-flowing, "non-linear" manner, such that many ideas are generated in an emergent cognitive fashion.

CONT

Divergent thinking refers to the way the mind generates ideas beyond proscribed expectations and rote thinking - what is usually referred to thinking outside the box, and is often associated with creativity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Psychologie scolaire
DEF

[…] processus ou […] méthode de pensée utilisé pour produire des idées créatives en envisageant de nombreuses solutions possibles [qui] se produit en principe dans un cadre spontané et non dirigé, de façon que de nombreuses idées soient générées d'une façon aléatoire et non organisée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
  • Psicología educacional
CONT

Razonamiento divergente: el pensamiento divergente o lateral se caracteriza por la capacidad de generar múltiples e ingeniosas soluciones a un mismo problema.

OBS

Enfoque mental espontáneo, fluido y no lineal, basado en la curiosidad y también en el inconformismo, que se caracteriza por la capacidad de generar múltiples e ingeniosas soluciones a un mismo problema.

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