Creativity and Thinking skills in Mathematics: Using the TASC Wheel as the basis for talented pupils to create their own thinking frameworks

Abstract

There is a brief discourse that offers a view of creativity as one that is accessible to all learners and can be experienced in any subject domain, including mathematics. The TASC Framework is presented as a tool that can be used to help facilitate creative thinking in mathematics. The TASC Wheel is used in a case study of 35 talented mathematicians aged 10–13, during which they modified the Wheel to suit their needs and to gain a sense of ownership of the mathematical thinking that takes place in solving problems.