Creativity is an essential human ability, allowing adaptation and survival. Twenty-nine 1-year-olds and their parents were tested on divergent thinking (DT), a measure of creative potential counting how many ideas one can generate. Toddlers' and parents' DT was moderately to highly correlated. Toddlers showed a wide range of DT scores, which were…

Data provide evidence for the situational invariance of individual differences, and for the greater importance of capacity than of motivational variables in accounting for such differences. (Authors)

Compares the performances of "impulsive" and "reflective" urban middle class children on a picture completion task designed to measure creativity. (CW)

Findings demonstrated that the Guilford-Mednick conceptualization of original thinking is applicable to preschool as well as to older children. (Author/RH)

The effects of open and traditional classrooms on creative expression were investigated using 60 children randomly drawn from grades 1, 4, and 8 from two different school systems. (ST)

Examines the effect of three types of school environment (informal, intermediate, and formal) on changes in figural creativity over a school year for first- and second-grade children. (Author/RH)

A possible interpretation of the differential predictability across school systems as revealed in this study, is offered. (Authors/MB)

Reports data on several measures for 160 low income black ninth- and tenth-graders who participated for one year in Bereiter-Engelmann, DARCEE, Montessori, or traditional prekindergarten. Discusses possible relationships between techniques used in different preschool programs and sex differences in achievement level and IQ. (Author/CB)