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Main, Laura F.; Delcourt, Marcia A. B.; Treffinger, Donald J. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2019
Seventy-five participants from one suburban high school formed 21 teams with 3-4 members each for the Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI). Students were selected to participate in either the regular FPSPI or an enhanced FPSPI, where multiple group training activities grounded in problem-solving style were incorporated into a…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Creativity, Experimental Groups, Group Activities
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Gu, Chuanhua; Hu, Bi Ying; Ngwira, Flemmings Fishani; Jing, Zhi; Zhou, Zongkui – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2016
This study investigated the effect of general creative personality and freedom of task choice on the social creativity of adolescents. The results indicated, first, that senior high school students scored higher than junior high school students. Second, girls scored higher than boys on originality, fluency, flexibility, appropriateness, and…
Descriptors: Personality, Freedom, High School Students, Gender Differences
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Grohman, Magdalena; Wodniecka, Zofia; Klusak, Marcin – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2006
The aim of the present study was to explore the hypothesized relationship between divergent thinking (DT) and two types of evaluation: interpersonal (judgments about others' ideas) and intrapersonal (judgments about one's own ideas). Divergent thinking and evaluation skills were measured by means of a GenEva (Generation and Evaluation) task. There…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Evaluation, Critical Thinking
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Brinkman, David J. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1999
Thirty-two high school students were categorized by creativity style (adaptor or innovator) and completed two musical composition problems involving two different degrees of problem-finding behaviors: an open, and a closed, problem. No significant differences due to problem type, creativity style, or the interaction of the two factors was found.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Creative Thinking, Creativity, High School Students
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Selby, Edwin C.; Treffinger, Donald J.; Isaksen, Scott G.; Lauer, Kenneth J. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2004
"VIEW: An Assessment of Problem Solving Style" (Selby, Treffinger, & Isaksen, 2002) is a new instrument for assessing problem-solving style, for use with individuals from ages 12 through adult. It measures three dimensions of style relating to creative problem solving and change management. In this article, we discuss the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Validity, Factor Structure, Problem Solving