Creativity Scores Research Articles

Using board games to improve mathematical creativity

Our study examined whether playing board games improved elementary students' mathematical creativity and, if it did, how board games should be used effectively in the elementary classroom. To accomplish this aim, we invited three fifth-grade classes to participate in our study, two classes serving as experimental groups and one class as a control group. One experimental group was a teacher-led group and the other a free-play group. After the four weeks, the creativity of the board game participants improved significantly as demonstrated through t-test, comparing the pretest and the post test. The free-play group students' flexibility, one of the components of creativity, improved significantly (p = 0.022). We also found that for students who received lower scores in mathematical creativity in the pretest, teachers need to intervene in the activities; however, for the higher-ranked students, opportunities should be given to play without interventions to enhance creativity.

The Effect of Social Economic Status and Parents’ Rearing Behavior on Social Creativity of Children in Mali

This study investigated the effect of social economic status and parents’ rearing behavior on social creativity of children in Mali. Demographic information, social creativity measure, parent behaviors measures were used. The results indicated that: (1) In the social creativity, the difference was not significant between males and females and their parenting behaviors; (2) There had significant differences of scores of social creativity, parenting behaviors among different grades; (3) Social creativity was correlated significantly and positively with home income, parents rearing, and mother’s works; (4) Grades and fa-ther’s rejection could significantly and positively predict children’s social creativity. Higher social economic status and parents’ rearing behavior help to encourage children’s social creativity.

Using board games to improve mathematical creativity

Our study examined whether playing board games improved elementary students' mathematical creativity and, if it did, how board games should be used effectively in the elementary classroom. To accomplish this aim, we invited three fifth-grade classes to participate in our study, two classes serving as experimental groups and one class as a control group. One experimental group was a teacher-led group and the other a free-play group. After the four weeks, the creativity of the board game participants improved significantly as demonstrated through t-test, comparing the pretest and the post test. The free-play group students' flexibility, one of the components of creativity, improved significantly (p = 0.022). We also found that for students who received lower scores in mathematical creativity in the pretest, teachers need to intervene in the activities; however, for the higher-ranked students, opportunities should be given to play without interventions to enhance creativity.

Analysis of the Effect of Scamper Education Program on five-year-old children’s creativity

This study is conducted with a view to examine the effect of Scamper Education Program on five-year-old children’s creativity. Study group of the research consists of a total of 40 children including an experimental group of 20 five-year-old children and a control group of 20 children attending kindergarten affiliated to Directorate of National Education in Çankırı city center. In the research, an experimental model with pretest, posttest, follow-up test control group was used. Children in the experimental group were applied with Scamper Education Program two days a week for a period of eight weeks. The children in the control group continued their own training programs. As the data collection tool in the study, “Personal Information Form” and “Creative Behavior and Personality Traits Scale were used. Single factor covariance analysis (ANCOVA) and t test were used for data analysis. As a result of the research, it has been determined that there is a significant difference between creativity score averages of children in the experiment and control group (p<0.001), there is no significant differences between post-test and follow-up test score averages of children in the experiment group (p>0.05). This result shows that Scamper Education Program provided to the experimental group is effective in creativity of children.

Types of creativity—Fostering multiple intelligences in design convergence talents

“Design convergence talent” (DCT) refers to a person who is talented in creative-convergence design and possesses a degree in design or a related field. By analyzing typical and distinctive characteristics of DCTs, this study explored the depth of intelligence-based creativity. To identify DCTs, subjects were classified into four groups according to convergence (single or multiple domains) and college major (design or non-design). Creativity was assessed using the something About Myself (SAM) test, and multiple intelligences were rated using the Latent Ability Detection (LAD) test, on the basis of the Multiple Intelligence Theory of Gardner (1983, 1993). The DCT group had the highest creativity scores, followed by the non-design convergence talent (NDCT), design single-major (DSM), and non-design single-major (NDSM) groups. Regarding multiple intelligences, the DCT group was high in spatial and linguistic intelligences but low in interpersonal intelligence. Overall, spatial and linguistic intelligences were positively related to (but did not influence) creativity, while bodily kinesthetic and interpersonal intelligences were negatively related to (but did not influence) creativity. DCTs who had completed at least two design studies were more creative than NDCTs, which was presumably the result of the formation of an individual, creative mindset via the internalization of professionally trained design thinking. The results of this study offer a quantifiable basis for a DCT model as a means of creative-talent activation. At the industry level, the model may be useful for scouting and developing DCTs in order to establish a method of sustainable creation and innovative values.

A Pharmacy Elective Course on Creative Thinking, Innovation, and TED Talks

Objective. To implement and assess an elective course designed to enhance student creative thinking and presentation skills. Design. A two-credit elective course was developed that incorporated creative-thinking exercises, article discussions pertaining to creativity, TED Talk (TED Conferences, New York, NY) analyses, and presentation design and delivery exercises. Assessment. Assessment instruments included pre- and post-course Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT). A scoring rubric was developed and used to evaluate a final mock TED Talk presented to faculty and students. Course evaluations were also used to assess student experiences in the course. Students' TTCT verbal creativity scores increased significantly (p<0.05) during the course and their mock TED Talk mean scores (135±6.4) out of 150 were rated highly. Conclusion. The outcomes from this elective course confirmed that pharmacy students could develop and present an original "idea worth sharing" using the TED Talk format.

인지적 영역 중심의 뇌기반 진화적 접근법을 적용한 초등 과학 수업에서 학생들의 과학 창의성 분석

A brain-based evolutionary approach developed by reflecting the brain functions and authentic science is consisted of Affective, Behavioral, and Cognitive domains, and within each domain the processes of Diversifying, Evaluating, and Furthering are proceeded (ABC-DEF). Two core components of creativity of originality and usefulness are inherent in each step. So, this study analyzed scientific creativity with the originality and usefulness components in cognitive domain, which is composed of diversifying the meanings inherent in the results of observations or experiments (C-D), evaluating the meanings (C-E), and furthering (C-F) in learning of 'World of Plants' unit which includes two topics of 'Plants on Land' and 'Plants in Water and Special Environment'. A total of 20 fourth grade students at Y elementary school in Gyeonggi province participated in the study. The main results of this study are as follows. First, the scientific creativity in step C-D (Diversifying stage) was assessed according to the scientific creativity assessment formula. The scores of scientific creativity were quite different with topics and showed different pattern in the originality and usefulness components. Second, when the students compare and evaluate the values of each meaning (C-E stage), they weighed more on usefulness than originality, such as "because it is useful" or "because it solve many everyday problems". Third, the overall scores of scientific creativity in step C-F (Furthering stage), as compared with those of step C-D, were low and showed decrease in the average scores of originality from 9.8 to 7.5 points, whereas increase in the average scores of usefulness from 5.4 to 6.1 points. In conclusion, these results showed that, even though the levels were not so high, the students, as scientists, can exhibit the scientific creativity in the processes of diversifying, comparing and evaluating, and applying the meanings about the results obtained by observations or experiments. The specific and various strategies to help students express their potential scientific creativity more effectively need to be developed.

Fostering Creativity in the Classroom for High Ability Students: Context Does Matter

Researchers have argued for the importance of the classroom context in developing students’ creative potential. However, the emphasis on a performative learning culture in the classroom does not favour creativity. Thus, how creative potential can be realised as one of the educational goals in the classrooms remains a key question. This study measured creativity across three secondary schools using the Wallach-Kogan Creative Thinking Test (WKCT). A total of 283 students enrolled in the Express programme and 290 students enrolled in the Integrated Programme (IP) volunteered in the study. The same cohort of students took the 38-item WKCT twice; once at the beginning of Secondary One and then at the end of Secondary Three. Four aspects of creativity, namely fluency, flexibility, unusualness, and uniqueness, were investigated. Our analyses showed that (i) IP students showed a greater increase in scores over time when compared to Express students; (ii) when Programme and PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examination) were used to predict creativity scores in a multiple regression, the predictive power of Programme increased from Secondary 1 to Secondary 3 while that of PSLE decreased; and (iii) flexibility scores were more resistant to change than fluency scores. These findings suggest that the classroom context matters and that the removal of high-stakes examination can provide room for the development of creative potential.

From Likert scales to images: Validating a novel creativity measure with image based response scales

The use of image-based testing to assess individual differences has increased substantially in recent years, with proponents arguing that they offer a more engaging alternative to text-based psychometric tests. Yet research examining the validity of these tests is near to non-existent. Traditional image-based formats have been little more than an adaptation of self-reports, with images replacing questions but not response options. The current study develops a novel image-based creativity measure, where images replace conventional response scales, and scores on the measures are obtained using a linear regression scoring algorithm to predict three self-reported creativity measures. Using sequential forward selection on a set of 77 image-based items, an optimal solution of 14 items that were valid predictors of self-reported creativity scores were identified. The image-based measure had good test-retest reliability. Implications are discussed in terms of the usefulness of image-based testing for practitioners seeking engaging and short test formats.

The Effects of Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model on Successful Intelligence in Secondary Agriculture Students

Experiential learning is an important pedagogical approach used in secondary agricultural education. Though anecdotal evidence supports the use of experiential learning, a paucity of empirical research exists supporting the effects of this approach when compared to a more conventional teaching method, such as direct instruction. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to examine the effects of an experiential learning approach to instruction on the successful intelligence of secondary agricultural education students, as measured across three domains – practical intelligence, analytical intelligence, and creative intelligence. It was concluded students who received the experiential learning treatment produced higher creativity scores that were domain specific. In addition, they scored higher in their practical use of knowledge when compared to their direct instruction counterparts. However, regardless of treatment, both direct instruction and experiential learning yielded similar analytical knowledge scores. Thus, it was recommended agricultural educators utilize a blended approach of instruction to provide balanced growth in all four modes of learning.

Ultrasound-Diagnosed Uterine Fibroids Are Not Associated with Creativity Scores by Standardized Testing

Across the globe, health system leaders and stakeholder are calling for system-level reforms in education, research, and practice to accelerate the uptake and application of new knowledge in practice and to improve health care delivery and health outcomes. An evolving bi-dimensional research-practice focused model of doctoral nursing education in the U.S. is creating unprecedented opportunities for collaborative translational and investigative efforts for nurse researchers and practitioners. The nursing academy must commit to a shared goal of preparing future generations of nurse scientists and practitioners with the capacity and motivation to work together to accelerate the translation of evidence into practice in order to place nursing at the forefront of health system improvement efforts and advance the profession.

Role of Inhibitory Cognitive Control in Creative Performance: An Event Related Potential Study

Previous studies have indicated a tight linkage between resting-state functional connectivity of the human brain and creative ability. This study aimed to further investigate the association between the topological organization of resting-state brain networks and creativity. Therefore, we acquired resting-state fMRI data from 22 high-creativity participants and 22 low-creativity participants (as determined by their Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking scores). We then constructed functional brain networks for each participant and assessed group differences in network topological properties before exploring the relationships between respective network topological properties and creative ability. We identified an optimized organization of intrinsic brain networks in both groups. However, compared with low-creativity participants, high-creativity participants exhibited increased global efficiency and substantially decreased path length, suggesting increased efficiency of information transmission across brain networks in creative individuals. Using a multiple linear regression model, we further demonstrated that regional functional integration properties (i.e., the betweenness centrality and global efficiency) of brain networks, particularly the default mode network (DMN) and sensorimotor network (SMN), significantly predicted the individual differences in creative ability. Furthermore, the associations between network regional properties and creative performance were creativity-level dependent, where the difference in the resource control component may be important in explaining individual difference in creative performance. These findings provide novel insights into the neural substrate of creativity and may facilitate objective identification of creative ability.

The Semantic Network Model of Creativity: Analysis of Online Social Media Data

The central hypothesis of Semantic Network Model of Creativity is that creative people, who are exposed to more information that are both novel and useful, will have more interconnections between event schemas in their associations. The networks of event schemas in creative people’s minds were expected to be wider and denser than those in less creative people’s minds. Based on this theory, data from Chinese online social media, also known as “Weibo microblogging,” were analyzed. Each user’s score consisted of the metric of coverage, which represented the spread of the network, as well as the metric of density, which represented the interconnections among nodes in the network. The results showed that occupations had a significant effect on people’s creativity score. Academic scholars and writers in general had higher scores compared to other groups, such as entertainment celebrities and sport stars. The implications and limitations of this method of quantifying people’s creativity were discussed.

Metode Learning Tournament Untuk Meningkatkan Kreativitas Dan Hasil Belajar Siswa Kelas III Dalam Pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam Di SDN 17 Batang Anai Kabupaten Padang Pariaman

This research is based on fact that creativity and learning output of religion subject of students grade III in SDN 17 Batang Anai are still low. This research is aimed to improve creativity and learning output of students grade III SDN 17 Batang Anai by implementing Learning Tournament method. This is a class action research that consists of two cycles including four steps: planning, action, observation, and reflection. Data of research were obtained through observation, note, and test. Obtained data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. In cycle I, percentage of student’s creativity score is 28.48%and become 78.33% in cycle II. Meanwhile, percentage of student’s learning output score in cycle I is 50.00% and become 83.33% in cycle II. Hence, it can be concluded that Learning Tournament method can improve creativity and learning output of students grade III SDN 17 Batang Anai.

Fostering Creativity in the Horticulture Classroom

Creativity is considered important for success in most disciplines. Research has shown career accomplishment to be more correlated with scores of creativity than with standard measures of intelligence. Creativity is positively correlated with one’s ability to adapt to new situations and succeed in today’s world. Horticulture provides a rich context for creative expression, given that it lies at the intersection of science, art, and the humanities. Yet, fostering creativity is often not emphasized in plant science curricula nor identified as a central learning objective. The goals of this paper are to help instructors identify practices that promote creative expression in their classrooms, offer examples of classroom exercises that allow students to express creativity within a plant science context, and provide direction for assessment. From the literature, we identified 10 criteria that characterize behaviors, practices, and attitudes that are considered components of creativity. Then, we shared these criteria with the horticulture faculty at Cornell University, asking for examples of classroom exercises in which these creativity criteria are reflected. Through our observations of submitted examples and comments from instructors, it is clear that class activities that promote creative thought are prevalent, but often not recognized as such by instructors. Classroom norms emphasize scientific knowledge and vocational skills, but it is not the norm to openly promote, encourage, and enhance creative skill use and development. Assessing creativity in students is challenging because there are no widely accepted criteria for evaluating it, and defining exactly what to measure can be subjective. We provide suggestions for how to think about assessing creativity in the classroom.

Effectiveness of a Nursing Capstone Project Course in Enhancing Nursing Student Creativity

Aims: The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of a nursing capstone project course in enhancing nursing student creativity. Design: This study involved a pre–post-test design. Methods: Samples were tested through a questionnaire on factors influencing creativity during the first and final weeks of the course. The questionnaire included questions on nursing student characteristics, abilities, barriers, and motivations. This study was conducted from September 2014 to January 2015. A total of 300 nursing students were recruited, and 150 completed the pretest and posttest, indicating a 50% return rate. Of the 150 enrolled students, more than 90% had not participated in nursing project training or conferences or conducted nursing projects. Results: The nursing students exhibited significant differences in characteristics and abilities before and after the nursing capstone project course and showed enhanced positive characteristics and creative abilities by the end of the training course. However, the factors of barriers and motivations in creativity were not significantly different. The students also failed to enhance their creative motivations. Furthermore, the results of a multiple regression analysis revealed that before the nursing capstone project course, the students perceived the strongest predictors of their creativity to be abilities and barriers; by contrast, they perceived characteristics and motivations as the strongest predictors after the course. Conclusions: The nursing capstone project course affected the influencing factors of nursing student creativity. This study thus validates the effectiveness of the 18-week nursing capstone project course in enhancing the creativity of the nursing students, as indicated by the significantly increased creativity scores after the training course compared with those before the course.

시각자극의 모호함과 아이디어 교류의 유무에 따른 디자인 아이디어의 창의성 예측

제시되는 시각 자극의 모호함에 따라 디자인 아이디어의 창의성이 어떻게 달라지는지 알아보기 위해 시각자극의 모호함의 세 가지 수준 (Vague, Ambiguous, Definite) 과 아이디어 교류 유무(Idea sharing Before & After)의 두 가지 수준으로 아이디어 스케치들을 구분하여 의사결정나무분석법을 시행하였다. 그리고 이를 통해 각 그룹의 아이디어 스케치의 창의성 예측점수와 그 예측점수에 영향을 끼친 변인은 무엇인지 그리고 그 기준은 어떠한지 살펴보았다. 분석 결과, 시각 자극의 모호함과 아이디어 교류의 유무에 따라 아이디어 스케치의 창의성 예측 점수가 높은 경우에 있어 중요한 영향을 미친 예측변수들은 종결저항, 독창성, 정교성, 추상성, 컨셉쌍 간의 유사도로 나타났다. 즉, 이 5가지 변수들은 유창성과 개념결합전략, 새 개념의 등장여부, 개인 창의력 지수, 창의적 문제해결성향보다 디자인 아이디어 스케치의 창의성에 더 연관이 있는 요인들임을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 아이디어 교류 후, Vague 자극을 제시 받은 집단이 창의성 예측값이 가장 높게 나타났고, 아이디어 교류 후, Definite 자극을 제시 받은 집단이 창의성 예측값이 가장 낮게 나타났다. A decision tree analysis was performed by categorizing the idea sketches produced in the group environment into three different levels of visual stimuli ambiguity (vague, ambiguous, and definite) and two idea-sharing situations (before and after). We then examined the predicted values for the creativity of each group's idea sketches, the factors that led to high creativity scores, and their standards. The results of the analyses indicated that the Resistance to Premature Closure, Originality, Elaboration, ness, and Similarity represented important predictors of the creativity of design idea sketches according to the level of ambiguity of the visual stimuli used and whether ideas were shared or not. The group presented with vague stimuli after sharing ideas scored the highest predicted creativity value and the group presented with definite stimuli after sharing ideas scored the lowest predicted creativity value.

Intelligence and Creativity: Over the Threshold Together?

Threshold theory predicts a positive correlation between IQ and creativity scores up to an IQ level of 120 and no correlation above this threshold. Primary school children were tested at beginning (N = 98) and ending (N = 70) of the school year. Participants performed the standard progressive matrices (SPM) and the Test of Creative Thinking—Drawing Production (TCT-DP). Each child with IQ ≥ 120 was grade-and-gender matched to a child with IQ < 120. Results in accordance with the threshold theory were found only for female children in the highest grade level (Grade 4). Longitudinal analysis implies that a subgroup of children goes down in IQ and creativity simultaneously, possibly due to motivational issues. Their correlated scores may be a source of evidence for the threshold theory. The relationship between intelligence and creativity is not straightforward and depends on a combination of factors including grade level and gender.

Education Influences Creativity in Dyslexic and Non-Dyslexic Children and Teenagers.

Background and Study HypothesisAre dyslexic children and teenagers more creative than non-dyslexic children and teenagers? Whether creativity is higher in dyslexia, and whether this could be related to neurological development specific to the dyslexic disorder, or to compensatory strategies acquired later in life, remains unclear. Here, we suggest an additional role of differential educational approaches taken in each school that could either enhance or suppress an already higher baseline creativity of dyslexic children and teenagers.ResultsCreativity in dyslexic and non-dyslexic children and teenagers from different schools in France and in Belgium, as well as in students from different universities, was evaluated with the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT). Children and teenagers with dyslexia and/or with other similar dysfunctions showed higher creativity scores than non-dyslexic participants. Moreover, the educational approach could further enhance the creative scores in dyslexia, which could be as high as those measured in students from art universities.ConclusionsWe conclude that dyslexic children and teenagers can be highly creative. Yet, expression of creativity can be modulated by educational approach, indicating a probable advantage for personal follow-up compared to normalizing education strategies.

INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATIVE THINKING TO READ AND WRITE AMONG PAYAM E NOOR UNIVERSITY OF URMIA CITY STUDENTS

This study explores if extensive practice in reading or writing is related to high creative Performance. In total, 196 payam e noor university of Urmia city students participated in the study by filling out a questionnaire and completing a creativity test. The questionnaire inquires the total courses taken in the school year, total hours spent on reading, total hours on writing, and background information. The results indicated that students who spent more time on reading/writing performed significantly better on the creativity test. This study concludes that creativity scores, especially scores of elaboration, are significantly correlated with attitudes toward reading/writing, and the amount of time spent on reading/writing.