The purpose of this study was to explore Vygotsky's notion of private speech as a cognitive self-regulatory process and how it related to creativity measures among at-risk children. Thirty-two Head Start and state-funded Pre-K children completed the Torrance creativity test Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement (TCAM). The children's private…

The purposes of this article are (1) to report empirical findings of studies of original or creative thinking in preschoolers, (2) to point out important issues to be considered in measuring the creativity of preschool children, and (3) to discuss the practical implications of these findings and issues. Research conducted at the Virginia…

The effects of low and high levels of test-situation stress on creativity test performance were examined. A group of 60 fifth and six graders was randomly assigned to stress situations (high, low, and control) in which verbal subtasks of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) were administered. Verbal fluency scores from the TTCT…

This study which involved 60 kindergarten and 69 second grade students sought to identify a significant relationship between internal control perception and creativity. Internal control refers to the perception of positive and/or negative events as being a consequence of one's own actions and thereby under personal control. The Bialer (1961) locus…

To test the hypothesis that common responses will tend to predominate initially with unique or original responses occurring more often later in a sequence of responses, 56 protocols from the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking were examined. Both a figural and a verbal form were administered following prescribed directions to children in the…

For the past several years, entering University of Illinois freshmen have been required to participate in a "College Diagnostic Testing Program." A central purpose of this program has been to improve the prediction of course grades and of overall gradepoint averages (GPA) within the various colleges of the university. The unit for which the…

Studies creativity as it relates to body image, and examines the communality of several creativity measures. (RC)

Twenty-six elementary teachers and 51 fourth grade students were administered the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and the Rorschach Inkblot Test. (Author/CL)

Discussed is the identification and stimulation of creative imagination imagery. (Author/DLS)

The measurement of creativity in children is discussed. (DLS)

Discussed are the use of personality inventories as tests of creative potential and their use as screening measures in programs for the creatively gifted. (JYC)

This study examined possible differences due to race in socioeconomically matched Caucasion and Black college classes using Torrance's Ask and Guess and Unusual Uses Tests. No differences were found based on race. (GO)

Analysis of scores on three divergent production tests taken by 59 gifted students (grades 4-6) sought to isolate three variables assumed to be factors of divergent production: ideational fluency, spontaneous flexibility, and originality. Results cast doubt on the existence of spontaneous flexibility and originality as valid cognitive factors.…

This interview with David Perkins, codirector of Harvard's Project Zero and author of "The Mind's Best Work," focuses on the links between creative and critical thinking styles. Exercises in Venezuela's Project Intelligence are also discussed, along with possible curricular approaches to teaching skills. (11 references) (MLH)

The author identifies and describes what he regards as 25 of the most significant outcomes or products of 25 years of creativity research. Some were selected for the influence they have had on educational practices; others were selected for their potential in making a difference in future educational practice. (JN)