Creativity Scores Research Articles

TDCS Anodal Stimulation of the Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Improves Creative Performance in Real-World Problem Solving

Brain regions associated with creativity is a focal point in research related to the field of cognitive neuroscience. Previous studies have paid more attention to the role of activation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in creativity tasks, which are mostly abstract conceptual tasks, and less attention to real-world creativity tasks. The right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is involved in functions such as visuospatial processing, which may have a positive impact on innovative solutions to real-world problems. In this study, tDCS technology was used to explore the effect of anodal stimulation of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on design creativity performance in a real-word problem-solving task related to product design. The experimental task comprised three stages, of which the first two were idea generation stages based on divergent thinking using text and graphics, respectively, whereas the third was the creative evaluation stage based on convergent thinking. Thirty-six design students were recruited to partake in the experiment. They were randomly assigned into anodal stimulation and sham stimulation groups. The results showed that anodal stimulation of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex produced a significant positive effect during the creative evaluation stage, promoting the usefulness of ideas (p = 0.009); thus, improving product creativity scores. However, there was no significant impact on the idea generation stage (p > 0.05), which is dominated by divergent thinking. The results suggest that activating the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex with tDCS can improve people's performance in creative activities by promoting convergent thinking rather than divergent thinking. It also provides further evidence that the right hemisphere of the brain has an advantage in solving complex problems that require the participation of visuospatial information.

The effectiveness of implementing student physical perfectness techniques for creative thinking development

<span lang="EN-US">Supporting students’ physical development and creativity under the influence of modern globalization is one of the key tasks for today’s science community. The present study aims to develop an individual program of physical and creative development in first- and second-year female students, taking account of their educational and anthropometric characteristics. Students’ level of creative thinking was assessed according to William’s methodology, and a physical education program for experimental group respondents was developed to link the two factors. Consequently, the program’s implementation demonstrated significant changes in the respondents’ creative thinking towards a positive gradation. The number of respondents with low creative thinking scores in the primary follow-up survey increased to an average of 120 students. At the same time, the Chi-square analysis to compare the experimental and control sample in detail indicates that experimental and control sample designs are consistent (χ2<em>=</em>122.77). This study may be used in more in-depth research on the interrelationships between youth’s physical and creative development. Besides, it can also serve as a prototype for implementing associated integrated student development programs at the university.</span>

Research-based approaches to the development and assessment of the creative abilities of future international specialists by means of teaching a foreign language

Introduction. Updated requirements for specialists in foreign relations in line with currently changing practice of foreign relations call for developing in undergraduates such professionally relevant creative skills as finding creative solutions to professional challenges and introducing innovative approaches in the conservative paradigm. Conventional approaches prevalent in teaching a foreign language cannot reveal the full potential of fostering creative skills in future professionals in foreign relations, thus calling for developing and substantiating new effective tools of comprehensive development of creativity through teaching a foreign language in undergraduates majoring in foreign relations. Materials and Methods. The study was conducted at MGIMO University, in 2017-2021. The total number of participants was 151 undergraduates, School of International Business and Business Administration, and International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy, with 74 participants in the educational experiment. The analysis was based on the data obtained through administration of the psychometric instruments the Rokeach Value Survey, the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking, and additional instruments designed on the basis of relevant projective techniques. Results. The analysis of data obtained for the experimental and control groups shows more noticeable changes in the parameters under study in the experimental group. For high developmental level of creativity, 22.16% increased to 51.88% in the experimental group, compared to increase from 13.3% to 14.2% in the control group. For basic developmental level, 36.2% reduced to 15.14% in the experimental group, compared to decrease from 44.78% to 40.8% in the control group (tEXP=6; p<0,05). The findings from the psychometric measurements are consistent with the findings from the projective techniques, where improvement in performance correlates positively with higher scores for the relevant parameters. The analysis additionally looked into the changes in the profile of scores and in separate scores in the experimental group. Discussion and Conclusion. The findings of the study support the expected increase in the parameters under study in the experimental group, and substantiate effectiveness of the set of instruments designed to develop and measure professionally relevant creative skills through teaching a foreign language in undergraduates majoring in foreign relations. The approaches verified in the study were used to develop the authors’ foreign-language course, which offers practical application of the instruments described here. Further research should explore the correlation of higher creativity scores with higher academic performance as well as the quality of knowledge

Assessment of the teaching performance favors to creativity in a sample of Colombian public and private educational institutions

The present study was oriented to assess the teaching performance that favors creativity from the teaching practices, contrasting it with the type of educational institution, pedagogical model, creativity and academic score of the students in a sample of the educational institutions of the Aburrá Valley. A quantitative, non-experimental, ex post facto study was carried out with 210 teachers and 950 students from 10 educational institutions. The Likert scale of teaching performance designed adhoc, and the PIC-J test were used. The results indicate that the use of cognitive mediation strategies for divergent thinking and the use of flexible and open evaluation strategies are related to higher creativity scores in students. The implications for educational processes and the need to implement innovative pedagogical and didactic strategies to reorient the emphasis of rote methodologies towards creative learning are discussed.

A Study on the Production Methods of Upcycling Tweed Fabric Using Clothing Waste Based on Chanel’s Tweed Design

This study aimed to produce upcycled tweed fabric using clothing waste, and to this end, weaving methods for tweed were designed, and the creative upcycling of tweeds was produced. For the improvement in the quality of recycled fabrics and to produce creative, upcycled tweed designs, four weaving methods were designed based on Chanel’s tweed design. Various types of discarded clothing waste were collected and used as materials. The upcycling tweeds produced were evaluated by experts based on the factors of novelty and appropriateness. As a result of the evaluation, all of the upcycled tweed fabrics presented excellent creativity scores. The creativity score was high when different materials, such as yarn and fabric tape and yarn and bead, were used. Tweed weaving is not difficult to perform, and our interest increased during the weaving process. The creativity of upcycling tweed fabric was discussed in depth, centered on experts who evaluated upcycling tweeds. Through this study, the possibility of popularizing the upcycling of tweed fabric using clothing waste is expected. This study is meaningful in that it presents aesthetic and functional utilization methods for decreasing clothing waste and shows the possibility of creative changes made to clothing waste.

Variation of Handedness and Creativity in Bogor Primary and Secondary School Students

Left-handed individual’s minority has been ubiquitous in human population which leads them to be adaptable in right-handed world. As a preference, daily hand used must be consistentacross individuals and tasks, known as handedness. Handedness needs to be assessed with specific tasks using tools due to consistency of using either hand. There is a different adaptation that leads to creativity in left-handed individuals. The aim of this study is to assess left-handed individuals and measure their creativity. Handedness was examined by self-declared and 10 specific tasks of 493 both primary and secondary school students in Bogor, Indonesia. The total frequency of left-handed individuals was 7.3%. It seems that there are special adaptations that may signal creative behavior for left-handed individuals. The result showed that the left-handed females had higher creativity score than the males on Adjective Check List. Age and sex influence on creativity are discussed.

Comparison of the effectiveness of critical thinking training and social cognitive training on the emotional creativity of female students of the first secondary school

Background and Aim: In today's world, it is believed that one should have global thinking, but implement these global thoughts locally. This can also be considered as the localization of global thoughts and ideas. The purpose of this research was to compare the effectiveness of critical thinking training and social cognitive training on the emotional creativity of female students of the first secondary school. Methods: The current research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group and a one-month follow-up, which was conducted in Sabzevar high schools in 2021-22. The statistical population was made up of all the students of the first secondary school age range, who were selected as available and according to the sample size of 98 female high school students. The tools for collecting information were library studies, questionnaires and documents. In the collection of information, a questionnaire measuring emotional creativity was used as a tool. The sampling method in the present study was available by sampling method. The sample size included 66 people, that is, 33 people were considered for each group. In this research, the components and the total score of emotional creativity were the dependent variables, and the information related to them was collected in the three stages of pre-test, post-test and follow-up from the participants of the experimental and control groups, and to test the effectiveness of the implementation of the independent variable on the dependent variable of the method Analysis of variance with repeated measures was used. The software used is SPSS version 26. Results: The difference in the average scores of the components and the total score of emotional creativity in the pre-test-post-test and pre-test-follow-up stages was statistically significant, but the difference in the average scores in the post-test-follow-up stages was not significant. The difference in the mean of the components and the total score of emotional creativity in the two groups of critical thinking and control is statistically significant. The difference in the effect of two methods of social cognitive education and critical thinking on the components of readiness, innovation, effectiveness and the total score of emotional creativity was significant. Conclusion: According to the results of the research, critical thinking and social cognitive training has increased the emotional readiness of female students in the first year of high school. Critical thinking training created a significant difference between the control and experimental groups in terms of the variable of emotional creativity. And critical thinking and social cognitive training has improved innovation in female students of the first year of high school. Teaching critical thinking and social cognition has not had a significant impact on students.

Kreativitas dan Keaktifan Pembelajaran Kimia Melalui Project Based Learning Berbantuan Podcast Pada Materi Larutan Penyangga

This classroom action research was conducted with the aim of finding a solution to the problem of low creativity and activeness of students in class XI IPA. The treatment applied to the research is project-based learning assisted by podcasts. The research consisted of two cycles, namely cycle I and cycle II. The data in the classroom action research consisted of qualitative data from observations and quantitative data in the form of processing scores of students' creativity and activeness. The results showed that there was a significant increase in the creativity and activeness of students after the actions of cycle I and cycle II. Research performance indicators were achieved in cycle II. The average score for each creativity indicator tested was in the very good category, with a score range of 90.89-93.11. The activity of class XI IPA students increased by 93.27% in cycle II. This shows that the hypothesis is accepted (the treatment can increase the creativity and activeness of students).The application of the project-based learning model assisted by podcasts is effective and can be used as a solution to the problem of low creativity and activeness of students in chemistry subjects. Furthermore, the use of combined innovation between learning models and learning media can be used as a solution that will facilitate students' ability to improve the various skills they have

SEMtree를 활용한 우리나라 청소년의 창의성 성장 모형 분석 사례 연구

As the importance of creativity education is emphasized in a rapidly changing society with the advent of the digital era, empirical data are being collected via creativity assessment and survey along with interest in educational environments and_2 teaching and learning methods to enhance creativity. In this study, an empirical analysis was conducted to identify the trend based on the latent growth model and to explore the related variables for the creativity score of Korean middle school adolescents with the longitudinal secondary data having three data points. By applying the SEMtree method, which is a combination of decision tree techniques and structural equation modeling, the main purpose was to provide practical information to general educators by identifying the characteristics of the model-based recursive method, i.e, SEMtree and exploring the possibility of application to actual educational data.

HOTS-Based PjBL Model Development to Increase Children's Creativity in Elementary School

The PjBL (Project Based Learning) model is important to develop in learning at elementary schools, because the PjBL model provides opportunities for students to develop creativity and improve learning outcomes. The PjBL model involves higher order thinking skills, or HOTS. One of the current learning demands in the 4.0 era requires students to be able to develop their creativity. Creativity is needed by students now and in the future to overcome various challenges in life. The observation results show that SD Kertak Hanyar has not implemented learning using the HOTS-based PjBL model yet. The purpose of this research is to find learning model steps that are able to develop creativity, as well as to analyze students' learning outcomes. The combination of PjBL model steps and higher order thinking skills (HOTS) is a learning strategy that is expected to be implemented effectively. The method used in this research is Research and Development, to produce a product. The research stages can be broken down as follows: (1) the preparation stage, (2) the HOTS-based PjBL Model Development stage, (3) the model effectiveness analysis stage. The results of the HOTS-based PjBL Model development research obtained an increase in students' creativity of 42.50, and learning outcomes with an average score of 86.14 (2) the HOTS-based PjBL Model Development stage, (3) the model effectiveness analysis stage. The results of the HOTS-based PjBL Model development research obtained an increase in students' creativity of 42.50, and learning outcomes with an average score of 86.14 (2) the HOTS-based PjBL Model Development stage, (3) the model effectiveness analysis stage. The results of the HOTS-based PjBL Model development research obtained an increase in students' creativity of 42.50, and learning outcomes with an average score of 86.14 student creativity score of 0.75. The achievement at SDN Kertak Hanyar is in the high category. The conclusion from the results of the study is that the HOTS-based PjBL model is effectively implemented in learning at SDN Kertak Hanyar, in other words it is able to increase students' creativity and learning outcomes. As a follow-up to the results of this research, a model step socialization will be carried out to teachers at SD Kertak Hanyar.

IMPROVING STUDENT CREATIVITY AND LEARNING OUTCOMES THROUGH THE PODCAST-BASED INQUIRY LEARNING MODEL

This study aimed to increase creativity and student learning outcomes through a podcast-based inquiry learning model. This research was conducted at SMA PGRI 2 Jambi City in February-April 2022, with the subjects of this research being students of class X IPS 2. This type of research was classroom action research which was conducted six times. The data were obtained using questionnaires, observations, interviews, documentation studies, and field notes which were then analyzed through qualitative descriptive techniques. The results showed that the application of the podcast-based inquiry learning model to history subjects had gone well. The test results showed that the average value of learning outcomes had increased from 70.5 in cycle I to 83.3 in cycle VI. The average student creativity scores also increased from cycle I, with a score of 70.5 to 84.2 in cycle VI. These numbers show that the podcast-based inquiry learning model can improve student learning outcomes and creativity.

Heredity and Creativity: Mother-Child Sample

The aim of this study is to examine the creativity relationship between children aged 8-10 and their mothers. With this relationship between mother and child, it is aimed to provide information to the literature on creativity and transfer.290 children, 155 girls and 145 boys, and their mothers participated in the study. Torrence Creativity Test Verbal and Formal Form was used to measure the creativity of children and mothers. Tests were administered to children and mothers separately. Data were evaluated by correlation and regression analysis. As a result of the evaluations, a significant correlation was found with the creativity total scores of the mothers and the creativity total score of the children, the abstractness of the titles and the originality sub-dimensions. It was determined that maternal creativity total score predicted child creativity total score, abstractness of child titles and child originality sub-dimensions positively and significantly. A significant correlation was found between mothers' figurative creativity, abstractness of titles sub-dimension scores and children's figural creativity originality sub-dimension scores. A positive and significant correlation was determined between the mothers' figural fluency sub-dimension scores and the abstractness of children's titles, child fluency, child originality and child figural creativity total scores. It was observed that the formal fluency sub-dimension scores of the mothers positively predicted the total scores of the children's formal creativity. No significant correlation was found between the verbal creativity total score and sub-dimension scores of the mothers and the verbal creativity total and sub-dimension scores of the children.

How many creatives are enough? Exploring how manipulating the number of creative players in the opposing team impacts footballers' performance during small-sided games

This study explored how varying the number of creative opponents affects youth players' performance during football small-sided games (SSGs). Initially, 60 players from 3 different age groups with n = 20 in each (under-9, U9; under-11, U11; and under-13, U13) were tested during SSGs to rank them according to their creative potential. Based on these rankings, four players shown to possess with a medium creative potential were assigned to the intermediate team for each age group. This team competed against a team on which players with high creative potential were progressively included (from one to finally all four players, 1C to 4C) during a 4-a-side plus goalkeeper SSG. The results showed that U9 players increased the individual space explored when facing more creative opponents (p = .012), while the U11 (p = .026) and U13 (p < .001) only increased when facing 2C and 3C. Playing against more creative opponents induced more variability in the distance to own (p = .046) and the opponent team's centroid (p = .046) in the U9, regularity in the U11 (team centroid, p < .001; opponents' centroid, p = .001) and lower regularity in the U13 (team centroid, p = .013 opponents' centroid, p = .009). These distinct movement patterns seemed to reflect the differences in players' perceptual and motor skills. A higher creative score was found against 1C (vs 2C and 4C, p = .006) and 3C (vs 4C, p = .006) in the U9. The results from the effect sizes indicated higher values on the players' attempts, fluency and versatility when facing 1C to 3C, whereas a clear decrease was observed against 4C for all age groups. Hence, moderate and high demanding scenarios prompt the emergence of new behaviours while extremely high demanding scenarios (i.e. 4C) seem to constrain all the creativity components. Overall, adding creative players mostly impacts the team's collective behaviour rather than the players' creativity-related skills.

Different Facets of Creativity in Employees Covering Non-Clinical to Clinical Manifestations of Burnout.

Empirical studies exploring the relationship between burnout and creativity are very rare. In the present study, a well-defined group of clinical burnout patients (n = 75) and two groups of working people showing high (n = 39) vs. low burnout symptoms (n = 62) were investigated. Participants completed various creativity tests including self-assessed facets of creativity, as well as psychometric measures of figural and verbal creativity. Furthermore, we examined individual and clinical characteristics that may influence creativity in burnout patients, such as depression, sleep quality, daytime fatigue, and cognitive measures (i.e., selective attention and executive control). The clinical burnout group scored lowest in all creativity tasks and cognitive tests. Additionally, they showed lower nighttime sleep quality and higher depression scores. However, creativity scores in both groups of working people were largely comparable, indicating that only more severe (i.e., clinical) manifestations of burnout are linked to creativity.

Is there a role of creativity in the relationship between working memory consolidation and long-term memory?

While holding items in working memory has been shown to improve delayed long-term recall, the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unclear. One potential mechanism is working memory consolidation, which may facilitate the formation of novel associations between items during learning and lead to improved memory search at delayed retrieval. Forming novel associations via consolidation may share mechanisms with creative ability. The present research aims to explore how an individual's creativity relates to the relationship between working memory consolidation and long-term memory. In Experiment 1, participants completed a stimulus identification task that manipulated the need for consolidation followed by a surprise delayed recognition task and measures of objective and self-reported creativity. While creativity scores were correlated with general performance on memory tasks, this effect was not related to working memory consolidation. In Experiment 2, participants were induced into either a creative or a non-creative state prior to completing the stimulus identification and delayed recognition tasks. Performance on these tasks was not significantly different between the groups and was again unrelated to working memory consolidation. The results of these two experiments suggest that creativity is not related to the mechanism underlying the effect of working memory consolidation on delayed recognition.

Enhancing student creativity through an interdisciplinary, project-oriented problem-based learning undergraduate curriculum

To develop the creativity needed to confront the multi-faceted challenges of 21st Century sustainable development goals (SDGs), university students urgently need a curriculum framed around their solving real-world problems, such as what a Project-Oriented, Problem-Based Learning (POPBL) curriculum offers. Moreover, to build a functionally sustainable future, students should develop creativity through an interdisciplinary lens. This study used a quasi-experimental design to explore the impact of an interdisciplinary POPBL course with a participatory design pedagogy on university students’ engineering creativity. Four professors from future studies, architecture, engineering, and education disciplines designed and implemented the experimental curriculum. The curriculum incorporated three key concepts around creative design thinking: participatory design, future thinking, and visual communication. The experimental group consisted of 19 undergraduate students in the Engineering Design for Society course. The control group of 23 Civil Engineering undergraduates participated in the Civil Engineering Design course. The findings are: (1) The experimental group received significantly higher creativity scores on fluency, flexibility, originality, and usefulness. (2) The control group's scores regressed on the post-test. (3) The experimental group's higher scores indicated that interdisciplinary POPBL instruction combined with participatory design pedagogy can promote interdisciplinary creativity. The researchers propose the term empathetic-future thinking to describe the participatory design pedagogy centred on community-based feedback and interdisciplinary communication and teamwork. By developing a sense of empathy for cross-domain cognition and the end-users of the design, students enhanced the originality and usefulness of their design. Educators should incorporate empathetic-future thinking to develop students’ engineering creativity for achieving 21st Century SDGs.

The Mediating Role of Work Engagement in the Relationship between Executive Functioning Deficits and Employee Well-Being.

Executive functioning and its related components have been found to promote well-being. However, there is a limited understanding of the underlying mechanism. Drawing from the job demands–resources and PERMA models, the present study examined the hypothetical mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between executive functioning deficit and well-being among 314 working adults in Malaysia. Participants answered a survey consisting of the Executive Skills Questionnaire-Revised (ESQ-R; a new measure of executive functioning deficits for working adults), Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, Employee Well-Being Scale, and Self-Rated Creativity Scale. Pearson correlation analysis showed that the ESQ-R score was negatively associated with all other target variables, while the latter was positively related to each other. Moreover, supporting the hypotheses, the results of mediation analysis using PROCESS macro found that work engagement mediated the negative relationship between executive functioning deficits and well-being after statistically controlling for the creativity score. The findings not only replicate the beneficial role of executive functioning in employees’ well-being but also shed light on the underlying process of the relationship. Implications and directions for future studies are discussed.

Sleep quality and creativity in Chinese college student during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of executive function.

BackgroundCOVID-19 has impacted adolescents' interpersonal relationships, life attitudes, and mental health during the past 3 years. However, previous studies predominantly focused on negative problems, while few studies assessed the situation of teenagers from the perspective of positive psychology. Therefore, this study explores the creativity level of Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, the relationship between sleep quality and creativity, and the mediating role of executive function.MethodA cross-sectional study was conducted across six colleges in Heilongjiang in China, with a sample of 4,258 college students recruited via stratified cluster sampling. Data were collected through an online survey. A mediation model was constructed, and SPSS PROCESS macro was used to analyze the data.ResultsThe creativity score of Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic was 106.48 ± 13.61. Correlation analysis demonstrated that sleep quality correlated negatively with creativity (r = −0.08, P < 0.01) but positively with executive function (r=0.45, P < 0.01), whilst executive function correlated negatively with creativity (r = −0.10, P < 0.01). Moreover, the mediation model revealed that executive function partially mediated the relationship between sleep quality and creativity in college students (indirect effect = −0.017, SE = 0.004, 95% CI = [−0.025, −0.008]). Executive function accounted for 48.6% of the variance in college students' creativity.ConclusionSchool administrators should implement measures such as sleep education to enhance students' sleep quality. Concurrently, curriculum and assessment implementation should enhance executive function. Such measures can contribute to improved student creativity, thus helping students overcome the negative emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A pilot study of cognition and creativity among persons with HIV disease referred for neuropsychological evaluation.

Creativity can help people to innovate, overcome obstacles, and successfully navigate challenges in daily life. Some aspects of creativity rely on the prefrontostriatal loops and executive functions, which can be compromised in persons with HIV (PWH). This pilot study examined whether neuropsychological functioning plays a role in creativity in PWH. A consecutive series of 41 PWH who were referred to an urban neuropsychology clinic in southeastern Texas were enrolled. Participants completed the Abbreviated Torrance Test for Adults (ATTA) to measure creativity, from which standardized creativity scores of fluency, originality, elaboration, and flexibility were derived. Participants also completed several measures of everyday functioning and a brief clinical neuropsychological battery measuring executive functions, motor skills, memory, and visuoconstruction. Global neuropsychological functioning showed a large, positive association with ATTA creativity performance that did not vary meaningfully by creativity domain and was independent of premorbid IQ. ATTA creativity scores were not associated with any measure of everyday functioning. Findings from this pilot study suggest that higher levels of neuropsychological functioning may support multiple dimensions of creativity in adults with HIV disease. Future studies might examine whether creativity moderates the association between HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment and various health behaviors (e.g., adherence, appointment attendance).

Characteristics of eye movements while viewing indoor plants and improvements in occupants' cognitive functions

AbstractPlants improve indoor environmental quality as a visual factor and enhance occupants' overall well‐being. However, research on the mechanisms by which plants improve human cognitive function is limited. This study examined the characteristics of eye movement while viewing indoor plants and their relationship with the cognitive benefits of plants. Thirty students performed cognitive tasks in four desktop conditions: no objects, real plants, artificial plants, and books. Eye movements while viewing plants during rest times in the reading span task (RST), which requires working memory, were characterized by a lower number of fixations, frequent dispersion of fixation points, and a higher number of blinks. Females showed higher RST scores under the real plant condition than under the no‐object condition. These results are consistent with the assumption that plants require lower cognitive effort and better restoration of attention capacity. In addition, in the real plant condition, females showed higher RST scores than males, and only females showed higher creativity scores than those in other conditions. Therefore, gender differences in the cognitive benefits of plants have been suggested. This study provides new insights into the effects of indoor plants on occupants' cognitive functions by quantifying visual perception processes using eye‐tracking technology.