DEMOS Project - Module: Dyslexia

Answers to creativity test :

hair clip
stirrer for food
something to pierce holes with
to fasten clothes with
as a skewer
as part of a trap mechanism
as a needle for making nets with
as a scratcher
as a dart
tent peg
to start a fire with
as a hook
to clean your nails with
a fork
to hang clothes on a washing line with
as a corkscrew
as a nail
as a surgical instrument
as part of a musical instrument
heat it up to mark trees with
as a marker for a sundial
as the end of a spear

How many did you think of?

Did you find this task difficult? Do you consider yourself to be a creative thinker? Are you used to thinking in divergent ways?

Were you able to work out the lateral thinking puzzles? Dyslexic students are often able to come up with solutions but find it difficult to explain the steps that are required to get to the solution.

If you were tested on these problems in an exam situation how well would you do?

How can you make the most of these abilities in your teaching?

Use a multisensory approach to teaching. Use of graphics, diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps, colours, video, sound.
Introduce parts of your courses/modules that use assessments/activities that assess these skills. Poster displays, problem solving, creative activities.
Provide tasks in which students can express creativity in their thinking and award this thinking e.g. original comments on material, original interpretation of ideas, ability to reach new conclusions.

Some lecturers do think I am quite bright in the sense that I can sit in lectures and you have those 'light bulb moments' when things click in your head. It all makes sense when the lecturer's telling me something.

Saptal, 3rd year, BSc, Quality Management

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