Fifty intermediate level learning disabilities students participated in the Purdue Creative Thinking Program. Ss in the LD experimental group made significantly greater scores than LD control Ss in divergent thinking as measured by the verbal and figural subtests of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. (Author/CL)

Twelve gifted students (grades three through five) in a music and imagery training program scored higher on indices of figural originality, figural fluency, figural flexibility, and figural elaboration than gifted students in two packaged treatment programs: New Directions in Creativity Basic and New Directions in Creativity Enhanced. (CL)

The effects of a 14 week creativity training program (the Purdue Creative Thinking Program) on the creativity in written expression of 25 learning disabled (LD) students (11 to 12 years old) was measured. The program consisted of 28 audio tapes and printed exercises designed to foster divergent thinking in areas of verbal and figural fluency,…

The study involving 103 fifth graders supported previous findings linking classroom climate with students' creative functioning and indicated that both the Productive Thinking Program (PTP) and activities based on the Creative Problem Solving program were successful in enhancing students' creative problem solving. Teachers preferred the more…

Twenty skills are identified and illustrated by example activities which should help the student receive, organize, and analyze data; manipulate it at a symbolic or model level; and treat it in imaginative ways through purposeful distortion and fantasy. (CL)

Intermediate grade students (N=98) in behavior disordered and learning disabled classrooms were divided into experimental and control groups and were administered pre- and post-tests of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. Experimental subjects who participated in the Purdue Creative Thinking Program made significantly greater scores than did…

Fifty students from intermediate level learning disabilities classrooms were administered the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking as pretests and posttests to measure the effectiveness of creativity instruction on the creative written expression of the subjects. For 14 weeks the Purdue Creative Thinking Program was used to stimulate the learning…

The study investigated the impact of participation in a creativity instructional program on measures of creative thinking and problem solving with 49 learning disabled intermediate level students and a control group of 24 nondisabled students. The Purdue Creative Training Program was used as the independent variable. Analysis of verbal fluency,…

Effects of creativity instruction on creative writing of 49 learning disabled intermediate students were examined. Analysis of Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking scores revealed that Ss in the experimental group made significantly greater scores than a control group on the creative thinking variables on the verbal (written expression) subtests.…

Presents longitudinal data on 92 creative young adults in grades 3 through 6 on Sounds and Images, a test of imagery, with four criteria of later creativity: (1) number of post-high school creative achievements, (2) number of creative life-style achievements, (3) quality of creative achievements, and (4) creativeness of career image. (CL)

Effects of print, television, and content on children's creativity and measures of possibility and curiosity were examined. Fifth and sixth on-grade-level readers (N=18) were assigned to either: High Content TV, Low Content TV, High Content Print, or Low Content Print. Results suggest content has more effect on creativity and attitude than medium.…

Designed for use with gifted students in grades 6 through 8, the unit deals with suggestions for developing creativity through writing poetry. It is explained that the focus is on helping students recognize their own creativity before teaching poetry skills. Information on objectives, materials, and presentation methods is presented for the…

The curriculum guide is intended as an introduction to the study of man and his individuality, creativity, and uniqueness. Portions of such a study are suggested for use with gifted children in grades 4-6. Major objectives relate to the development by gifted students of their own creativity, productivity, and realization of personal potential.…

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the Future Problem Solving Program on gifted students' ability to solve futuristic problems. Two specific research questions were asked. The first question dealt with the effects of the Future Problem Solving Program on subjects' total score on an ill-structured problem. Question two asked…