ERIC Number: EJ1304640
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 18
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Outside the Box: Promoting Creative Problem-Solving from the Classroom to the Boardroom
Miller, Christine; Cruz, Laura; Kelley, Jacob
Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, v4 n1 p76-93 Spr 2021
Can creativity be taught? Multiple sources attest that the business community values creativity in potential new hires, but a signature pedagogy of teaching for creativity in business classes has not yet emerged. To contribute to a body of evidence-based practice, this study assessed the impact of several in-class activities that were deployed among undergraduate business students to see if these enhanced their creative problem-solving abilities, as assessed by pre- and post-intervention measures. The results were moderately encouraging and suggest domain-specific teaching and learning strategies. Further, the results offer encouragement to all instructors, irrespective of any prior experience with creativity-enhancing efforts.
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Class Activities, Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Intervention, Creativity Tests
Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education. Centers for Teaching Excellence and Faculty Leadership, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403. e-mail: jethe@uncw.edu; Web site: https://jethe.org/index.php/jethe
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking
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