Some Information-Processing Models of Creative Writing.

Barcher, Peter R.; Malgady, Robert G.

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Publication Date: 1979-Oct

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Some Information-Processing Models of Creative Writing.

Barcher, Peter R.; Malgady, Robert G.

Journal of Educational Psychology, v71 n5 p717-25 Oct 1979

Productivity, novelty, figures of speech, flexibility, and elaboration were hypothesized to represent teachers' judgments of creativity of essay compositions. Essays were scored on the five dimensions and teachers judged essay creativity independently. Teachers' judgments were reliable, and four of the five dimensions correlated with rated creativity. (Author/RD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Writing, Creativity, Essays, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, High Schools, Higher Education, Mathematical Models, Secondary School Teachers, Student Evaluation, Writing Evaluation

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