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Huber, Jaclyn; And Others – 1978
The effects of the self-instructional use of programed creativity materials was investigated with 648 regular and intellectually gifted fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students, using the Purdue Creativity Training Program (PCTP), and with the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking as a measurement. In general, the results indicated that the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Development, Creativity, Creativity Research
Peer reviewedKhaleefa, Omar H.; Erdos, George; Ashria, Ikhlas H. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1997
Four creativity tests were administered to 264 Sudanese students (ages 15-20) to investigate the differing effects upon creativity of traditional and modern education. Those receiving a modern education performed better on two tests measuring cognitive ability, while the traditionally educated group performed better on an Egyptian test measuring…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Treffinger, Donald; Ripple, Richard E. – J Creative Behav, 1969
Research supported by the U.S. Office of Education, Project No. 8-B-002, Grant OEG-0-8-080002-0220-010
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Peer reviewedUszynska, Janina – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1998
This study investigated differences in verbal and artistic creative achievements among 6-year-old children. Creative-capacity level differentiation was analyzed, and factors which determine individual and group differences were determined. Results confirm a great differentiation of creative capacity levels and suggest that pedagogic factors are…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creativity
Download full textTORRANCE, E. PAUL; AND OTHERS – 1967
IN RESPONSE TO THE OBSERVATION THAT CHILDREN LOSE MUCH OF THEIR IMAGINATIVENESS AND CREATIVENESS AT ABOUT AGE 5 OR DURING THEIR KINDERGARTEN YEAR, A PROGRAM CALLED THE "CREATIVE-AESTHETIC APPROACH TO SCHOOL READINESS" WAS EMPLOYED TO SEE IF IT WOULD PREVENT SUCH A LOSS. THE PROGRAM IS NORMALLY USED WITH PRESCHOOL CHILDREN TO DEVELOP THE…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Control Groups, Creative Activities, Creative Development
Peer reviewedCheung, Chau-Kiu; Rudowicz, Elisabeth; Yue, XiaoDong; Kwan, Anna S. F. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2003
This study examined the creative development of university students by examining data (n=859) from surveys of students in Hong Kong. Results found general monotonic decline in creativity with years of study and the general superiority of verbal creativity among students of humanities and social sciences, whereas business students had the highest…
Descriptors: College Students, Creative Development, Creativity, Foreign Countries
Self-Instructional Use of Programmed Creativity-Training Materials with Gifted and Regular Students.
Peer reviewedHuber, Jaclyn; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1979
The effects of self-instructional use of programed creativity materials for gifted and regular students were investigated. Pre- and post-tests of creative thinking were administered. Students in the creativity training group attained significantly greater gains on verbal fluency. Creative thinking abilities were improved for both gifted and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity Tests
Peer reviewedMcGinn, Peter V.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
Fifty-one very bright adolescents participated in a productive-thinking program and a challenging course in either creative writing or the social sciences. The program produced significant gains in verbal intelligence scores. The productive-thinking program also significantly raised scores on measures of creativity. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Development, Creative Writing, Creativity
TORRANCE, E. PAUL – 1967
STUDIES OF CREATIVITY AND OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTURBANCES IN CHILDREN HAVE SUGGESTED THE PRESENCE OF SLUMPS (OR INVERSIONS) WHICH MAY BE CORRELATED WITH DEVELOPMENTAL TRANSITIONS. THE MOST NOTABLE OF THESE OCCURS AT ABOUT THE FOURTH GRADE AND IS THE OBJECT OF THIS STUDY. THREE SETS OF INVESTIGATIONS WERE UNDERTAKEN--(1) A STUDY OF CREATIVE…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Comparative Education, Conformity, Creative Development
