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Openness and Constraints Associated with Creativity-Directed Activities in Mathematics for All Students

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In this response paper, I address the collection of chapters devoted to creativity-directed activities in mathematics. I analyse the chapters in the light of recommendations for the development of twenty-first-century skills that include creativity. I outline the commonalities and differences in the works of different authors through the lens of activity theory. Then I suggest categorization of the creativity-directed mathematical tasks presented here using three distinct features that appear in multiple chapters: openness, constraints and mathematical insight. Finally, I argue that creativity-directed activities constitute a springboard for the development of cognitive, intrapersonal and interpersonal skills by means of mathematical instruction.

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  1. Department of Mathematics Education, Faculty of Education RANGE (Research and Advancement of Giftedness and Excellence) Center, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

    Roza Leikin

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  1. Universidade do Algarve and UIDEF Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

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Leikin, R. (2018). Openness and Constraints Associated with Creativity-Directed Activities in Mathematics for All Students. In: Amado, N., Carreira, S., Jones, K. (eds) Broadening the Scope of Research on Mathematical Problem Solving. Research in Mathematics Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99861-9_17

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