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Examination of the Relationship between the Creativity and Social Skills of Primary School Children
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Alptekin, Ayse; Sarikaya, Aysegül; Güler, Mustafa – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The aim of the present study is to analyze the relationship between the social skills and creativity of children aged between 7 and 11 years. 312 children, aged 7-11 years and their mothers were the participants of the present study. Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TToCT) Verbal and Nonverbal tasks fluency Form A was administered to the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Creativity, Elementary School Students, Mothers
Promoting Kindergarten Children's Creativity in the Classroom Environment in Jordan
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Dababneh, Kholoud; Ihmeideh, Fathi M.; Al-Omari, Aieman A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
This study aimed at investigating teachers' classroom practices, which either stimulate or inhibit the development of the creative environment of classrooms in Jordan, and determining the differences between practices according to educational level, experience level and type of teaching. The sample of the study consisted of 215 kindergarten…
Descriptors: Creativity, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Classroom Environment
Creativity: The Caregiver's Secret Weapon.
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Akande, Adebowale – Early Child Development and Care, 1997
Considers the definition and assessment of creativity, a framework for understanding what occurs during the creative thinking process, and how the caregiver, educator, or helping professional can develop creativity to find solutions to caregiving or managerial problems. Discusses the attributes of creative individuals, and is the importance of…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Creative Teaching, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Private Speech Assessment: A Medium for Studying the Cognitive Processes of Young Creative Children.
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Daugherty, Martha; Logan, Jenny – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Examined relationships among young children's metacognitive processing and creative ability, based on information-processing theory and Vygotsky's early thought development theory. Twenty-one five- and six-year olds were assessed on four attributes of creativity, and their private speech was coded. Specific qualities and characteristics of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creativity, Gifted, Intellectual Development
Computers in Pre-School Education.
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Tan, Leslie E. – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Argues that, while software for preschoolers does not use the potential of the computer as effectively as it might, observations with children using the LOGO language with simplified graphics suggest gains may be made in the areas of cognitive development, problem solving, creativity, and social and language skills. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Creativity
"Not Wilting Flowers Again!": Problem Finding and Problem Solving in Movement and Performance.
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Dyer, Suzanne M.; Schiller, Wendy – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
Outlines a process-oriented approach to teaching movement and performance to young children. This approach applies a model, which stresses playing and problem solving and which focuses on the creative process rather than creation of a product, to the development of a method of teaching that encourages problem finding and problem solving. (MDM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Creativity, Discovery Learning, Early Childhood Education