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Loizou, Eleni; Loizou, Evi K. – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2022
The aim of the study was to explore the ways in which a Series of Creative Structured Activities (SCSA) involving humor elements, affected the type and quantity of visual and verbal productions of two preschoolers. Researchers agree on the incongruity element of humor (Theory of the Absurd) and violation of expectations (Empowerment Theory). Also,…
Descriptors: Humor, Creative Thinking, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Preschool Children
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Simon, Lia; Stokes, Patricia D. – Creativity Research Journal, 2015
An experiment involving 90 students in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades investigated how visual examples and grade (our surrogate for age) affected variability in a drawing task. The task involved using circles as the main element in a set of drawings. There were two examples: One was simple and single (a smiley face inside a circle); the other,…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Freehand Drawing, Grade 1, Grade 3
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Lubart, Todd; Pacteau, Chantal; Jacquet, Anne-Yvonne; Caroff, Xavier – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
Relations between measures of creative potential and different scoring methods were examined in 154 French schoolchildren. The "Test for Creative Thinking-Drawing Production" (TCT-DP), parallel lines task from the "Torrance Test for Creative Thinking," and an object-based creative drawing task were used. Factor analysis of…
Descriptors: Creativity, Freehand Drawing, Scoring, Factor Analysis