A model of twelve divergent thinking activities organised along two dimensions of remoteness and abstractness¶

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Description¶

The article presents a matrix of twelve divergent thinking activities organised along two dimensions: remoteness (the metaphorical distance from a stimulus, running from free association to bisociation) and abstractness (running from association through combination to abstraction). The authors state they "built a model of twelve divergent thinking activities, along two dimensions—remoteness and abstractness" to serve as a framework for teaching students how to generate more original ideas deliberately in visual arts education. Activities range from A1 (associate freely) to C4 (transform), with remoteness and abstractness treated as vectors along which learners can deliberately move to generate more original ideas.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Students must build up knowledge about the twelve specific generation activities and the two dimensions to use them as strategies for generating original ideas

Constraints¶

The model was developed for and applied in the domain of visual arts education with secondary school students

Target Learners¶

Grade-11 secondary school students aged 16–17 in pre-university visual arts education

Learning Goals¶

Generate original ideas for visual art products through divergent thinking

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Key Sources¶

van de Kamp, M.-T., Admiraal, W., & Rijlaarsdam, G. (2016). Becoming original: effects of strategy instruction. Instructional Science, 44, 543–566. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-016-9384-y

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Field	Value
`type`	`design`
`id`	`twelve-activity-model-remoteness-abstractness`
`title`	`A model of twelve divergent thinking activities organised along two dimensions of remoteness and abstractness`
`description`	`The article presents a matrix of twelve divergent thinking activities organised along two dimensions: remoteness (the metaphorical distance from a stimulus, running from free association to bisociation) and abstractne...`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-10-17`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `van-de-kamp-2016`

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