Donald J. Treffinger

4.2k total citations
114 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Donald J. Treffinger is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Education and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald J. Treffinger has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 41 papers in Education and 23 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Donald J. Treffinger's work include Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (72 papers), Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (25 papers) and Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function (19 papers). Donald J. Treffinger is often cited by papers focused on Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (72 papers), Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (25 papers) and Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function (19 papers). Donald J. Treffinger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and India. Donald J. Treffinger's co-authors include Scott G. Isaksen, John F. Feldhusen, Edwin C. Selby, Susan P. Besemer, Gerard J. Puccio, Joseph S. Renzulli, Stuart M. Speedie, John P. Poggio, John C. Houtz and Richard E. Ripple and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Educational Psychology, Educational Psychologist and Educational Psychology Review.

In The Last Decade

Donald J. Treffinger

110 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers

Donald J. Treffinger
J. W. Getzels United States
Scott G. Isaksen United States
Gayle T. Dow United States
Anna Craft United Kingdom
David H. Cropley Australia
Sidney J. Parnes United States
Garrett Jaeger United States
Selçuk Acar United States
Jean E. Pretz United States
Danah Henriksen United States
J. W. Getzels United States
Donald J. Treffinger
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald J. Treffinger

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Delcourt, Marcia A. B., et al.. (2012). Relationships between Creative Thinking and Problem Solving Styles among Secondary School Students. The International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving. 22(2). 79. 5 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J., et al.. (2012). Educating for Creativity and Innovation. 12 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J.. (2008). The talent development planning handbook : designing inclusive gifted programs. Corwin Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J. & Edwin C. Selby. (2004). Problem Solving Style : A New Approach to Understanding and Using Individual Differences. The International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving. 14(1). 5–10. 8 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J., et al.. (1998). Nurturing Talented but Troubled Children and Youth.. 6(4). 215. 7 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J.. (1998). From Gifted Education to Programming for Talent Development.. Phi Delta Kappan. 79(10). 752. 18 indexed citations
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Puccio, Gerard J., et al.. (1995). Exploratory Examination of Relationships Between Creativity Styles and Creative Products. Creativity Research Journal. 8(2). 157–172. 54 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J.. (1994). Productive Thinking: Toward Authentic Instruction and Assessment.. 6(1). 30–37. 5 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J.. (1989). The Potentials to Productivity: Designing the Journey to 2000. Gifted Child Today Magazine. 12(2). 17–21. 4 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J.. (1983). George's Group: A Creative Problem‐Solving Facilitation Case Study*. The Journal of Creative Behavior. 17(1). 39–48. 2 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J.. (1982). Gifted Students, Regular Classrooms: Sixty Ingredients for a Better Blend. The Elementary School Journal. 82(3). 267–273. 5 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J.. (1982). Demythologizing Gifted Education: An Editorial Essay. Gifted Child Quarterly. 26(1). 3–8. 18 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J.. (1982). Myth: We need to have the same scores for everyone!. Gifted Child Quarterly. 26(1). 20–21. 4 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J., et al.. (1980). Providing for the gifted in the regular classroom— Am I really mad?. Roeper Review. 3(2). 18–21. 1 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J.. (1980). Fostering Independence and Creativity. journal for the education of the gifted. 3(4). 214–224. 11 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J.. (1978). Guidelines for Encouraging Independence and Self‐Direction Among Gifted Students. The Journal of Creative Behavior. 12(1). 14–20. 16 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J., et al.. (1973). On Self-Directed Learning: When You Say Hello, Do They Write it in Their Notebooks?.. Liberal education. 4 indexed citations
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Feldhusen, John F. & Donald J. Treffinger. (1971). Psychological Background and Rationale for Instructional Design.. Educational Technology archive. 5 indexed citations
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Treffinger, Donald J. & Richard E. Ripple. (1971). Programmed Instruction in Creative Problem Solving.. Educational leadership. 8 indexed citations
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Feldhusen, John F., et al.. (1971). The Relationship between Academic Grades and Divergent Thinking Scores Derived from Four Different Methods of Testing. The Journal of Experimental Education. 40(1). 35–40. 12 indexed citations

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