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Schoevers, Eveline M.; Kroesbergen, Evelyn H.; Kattou, Maria – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2020
Creativity is an understudied topic in elementary school mathematics research. Nevertheless, we argue that creativity plays an important role in mathematics, but that more research is needed to understand this relation. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate this relation, specifically between domain-general creativity, domain-specific…
Descriptors: Creativity, Mathematics Skills, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
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Mansour, Marianne; Martin, Andrew J.; Anderson, Michael; Gibson, Robyn; Liem, Gregory A. D.; Sudmalis, David – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2018
This longitudinal study examines the relationship between young people's creative and performing arts participation (e.g., in dance, drama, film, music, visual arts) and their arts self-concept. Drawing on the positive youth development (PYD) framework and the reciprocal effects model (REM) of self-concept, a cross-lagged panel design is…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Creative Activities, Self Concept, Longitudinal Studies
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Levenson, Esther – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2011
This study combines theories related to collective learning and theories related to mathematical creativity to investigate the notion of collective mathematical creativity in elementary school classrooms. Collective learning takes place when mathematical ideas and actions, initially stemming from an individual, are built upon and reworked,…
Descriptors: Creativity, Mathematical Models, Creative Thinking, Classrooms
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Burkitt, Esther; Barrett, Martyn – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2010
This study assessed children's graphic flexibility and their ability to report on their use of drawing strategies when drawing characterized figures. 253 children (129 boys, 124 girls) aged between 4 years 3 months and 11 year 10 months formed three groups, either drawing a man, a dog or a tree. Each group was asked to draw three emotionally…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Development, Recall (Psychology), Children
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Schacter, John; Thum, Yeow Meng; Zifkin, David – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2006
This study examined the relationship between creative teaching and elementary students' achievement gains. Forty-eight upper elementary school teachers' classroom instruction was observed and evaluated over the course of 8 different lessons throughout the year. For each teacher, during each lesson, both a creative teaching frequency score and a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Creativity, Achievement Gains, Academic Achievement