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Greer, Martin; Levine, Elaine – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1991
This study compared the relative effectiveness of fantasy induction, intrinsic motivation induction, and combined fantasy/intrinsic motivation induction upon creative writing performance of 100 freshmen college students. All three methods enhanced the creativity of the students' poetry writing, with the conjunctive approach exhibiting no more…
Descriptors: College Students, Creative Development, Creative Writing, Creativity

O'Neill, Sharon; Shallcross, Doris – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1994
A five-step model intervention called "Sensational Thinking," which incorporates readiness, reception, reflection, revelation, and re-creation activities, was evaluated with four kindergarten classes. Experimental groups showed increased creativity over control groups in solving paradoxical problems. The study is seen as supporting the premise…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention
Shaklee, Beverly D.; Amos, Neil G. – 1985
The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of using an adapted version of Creative Problem Solving (CPS) to increase problem solving activities of kindergarten students, and to determine the practical significance of using CPS as a method for increasing problem solving skills of kindergarten students. Data were collected from…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Curriculum Development, Divergent Thinking