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Amy Willerson

Researcher at University of North Texas

Publications -  5
Citations -  213

Amy Willerson is an academic researcher from University of North Texas. The author has contributed to research in topics: Creativity & Likert scale. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 5 publications receiving 131 citations.

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Examining teacher perceptions of creativity: A systematic review of the literature

TL;DR: This article explored K-12 teachers' perceptions of creativity through a systematic review and thematic analysis of the current literature and found that although teachers value creativity, their conceptions of creativity are uninformed by theory and research on creativity.
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Teachers’ Perceptions of Creativity in the Classroom

TL;DR: For instance, this article found that teachers' implicit understandings of creativity may not align with current research-based understanding of creativity and characteristics associated with creative students, even teachers who say they understand creativity.
Dissertation

Artistic Decision Making and Implications for Engaging Theatrically Gifted and Talented Students in Non-Arts Classes

Amy Willerson
TL;DR: This paper explored the mental processes that professional actors used when making artistic choices while engaged in creative practices to begin a conversation about how the theatrically gifted and talented population is viewed, researched, and educated in non-arts subjects.
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Bridging the gap: How the National Core Arts Standards forge the divide between the arts and assessment-based learning

TL;DR: A review and thematic analysis of the 2014 National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) as discussed by the authors reveals a policy striving to bridge the gap between the way arts educators envision arts in schools, and the current reality of assessment-based schooling in the United States.