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Semple, Edward E., Jr.; Semple, Patrice M. – 1979
Briefly summarized in this literature review are definitions of curriculum, creativity, the creative process, the creative teacher, creative teaching, and creative adults and children. The curriculum as it relates to creativity and pertinent research on curriculum structure are also described. Lists of 9 obstacles to creativity and 12 aids to…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Teaching, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Radis, Michael William – 1976
The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of classroom activities to enhance children's imaginations could improve their creative abilities. Subjects included 25 fifth-grade students in the Grand Forks, North Dakota, school district. Students were given the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and were provided with materials designed…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Thinking, Creativity
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Akhurst, R. A. – Educational Review, 1978
Children, ages 7 and 11, were asked to manipulate strips of cardboard into outlines of ideas and objects. Responses were categorized to show if novel configurations appeared and developed and if this phenomenon was a function of creative thinking as measured by Torrance's Figural Test, Form B. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity Research, Creativity Tests
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Kennett, Keith F. – Education, 1984
Examines biological and environmental determinants of creative/divergent thinking in light of two studies--one showing an inverse relationship between serum uric acid and divergent thinking and one showing a positive correlation between family size and creativity in upper socioeconomic status groups. Outlines classroom practices that promote…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Creative Development
Dudek, Stephanie Z. – 1973
There are many myths about young children based on the definition of creativity as an innate capacity for openness to experience. This definition of creativity as a personality trait or attitude (creativity as expressiveness) has little relationship to creativity as the making of original and socially valuable products. Studies of children's art…
Descriptors: Art Expression, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Ability
Peak, Rogene; Hull, Connie – 1983
In order to assess the effect of relaxation training and imagination exercises on the creativity of elementary-age students, 94 children in first through fourth grades were randomly assigned to either a treatment or control group. Prior to the treatment, all students were pretested on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. Children in the…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity Research, Creativity Tests, Elementary Education
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Rasch, Mariana – Computers in Human Behavior, 1988
Discusses computer software as an instructional means of enhancing curricular goals associated with creativity. Theoretical literature on creativity is reviewed; LOGO is discussed as a program to improve creativity in school children; and some ways to enhance instruction to improve the creative process are suggested. (29 references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Creative Development, Creativity
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Han, Ki-Soon; Marvin, Christine – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2002
A study examined domain specificity and domain generality of creativity in 109 second-graders. Children exhibited a range of creative abilities across different domains, rather than a uniform creative ability in diverse domains. Divergent thinking measures did not predict creative performance in at least two of three domains assessed in the study.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Creative Development
Huber, Jaclyn; And Others – 1978
The effects of the self-instructional use of programed creativity materials was investigated with 648 regular and intellectually gifted fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students, using the Purdue Creativity Training Program (PCTP), and with the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking as a measurement. In general, the results indicated that the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Development, Creativity, Creativity Research
Oberlander, Mark I.; And Others – 1975
This paper presents a study which tested 38 boys and 38 girls from grades 3-5 and 6-8 in both sex role identification and creativity. The study was conducted to determine whether past findings which indicate a relationship between low sex role identification and creativity were a function of the scales used in the experiment or of a developmental…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Creative Development, Creativity, Creativity Research
Torrance, E. Paul – 1969
This pamphlet touches on definitions of creativity; its manifestations and methods of measurement on the preschool, elementary, high school, and college levels; its pattern of development; non-test ways of identifying creative behavior; and an explanation of creative learning. Common blocks to creative development are delineated, and a section…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creativity