Creativity, Giftedness, and Talent Development in Mathematics - 9781593119782

Creativity, Giftedness, and Talent Development in MathematicsAuthor(s): Bharath Sriraman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781593119782, 978-1593119782\nSynopsis\nOur innovative spirit and creativity lies beneath the comforts and security of today's technologically evolved society. Scientists, inventors, investors, artists and leaders play a vital role in the advancement and transmission of knowledge. Mathematics, in particular, plays a central role in numerous professions and has historically served as the gatekeeper to numerous other areas of study, particularly the hard sciences, engineering and business. Mathematics is also a major component in standardized tests in the [url] and in university entrance exams in numerous parts of world. \n\nCreativity and imagination is often evident when young children begin to develop numeric and spatial concepts, and explore mathematical tasks that capture their .