Can We Trust Creativity Tests? A Review of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT)

Kim, Kyung Hee

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“…37-43). The tests have been in use over a period of 25 years, and have been applied to different people in terms of age, socio-cultural background and gender, which according to the researchers has confirmed the internal validity of the variables, the scoring method of the responses, and the assessment of the results (Kerr & Gagliardi, 2003;Kyung-Hee, 2006). TTCT tests are applicable at preschool age, have been adapted for the assessment of creative thinking in music, and have been applied in Vaughan's and Myers ' (1971' ( ) and Webster's (1983' ( , 1987 tests (in Kiehn, 2003).…”

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Τhe Contribution of Music and Movement Activities to Creative Thinking in Pre-School Children

Chronopoulou¹,

Riga²

2012

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As interest in creativity is rising, kindergarten teachers are looking for ways to strengthen the creative potential of young children. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of music and movement activities to creative thinking in preschool children. A three month educational programme was designed and implemented, using an experimental research method. The effect on fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration of thought of 5-year-old children, as well as how the programme affected creative behaviours, was studied. The results, upon completion of the educational programme, showed that the growth rate of these variables in the experimental group was statistically significant compared to the corresponding rates in the control group. In addition, the emergence of creative behaviours, such as an increased freedom of expression, a tendency to explore and experiment, and a questioning of what is commonly accepted, were considered to be a consequence of the implementation of the specific educational programme. The experimental research produced valuable information about the design and philosophy of educational programmes, and about the teaching methods of music and movement activities in kindergarten.

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Section: Creativity Testsmentioning

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Τhe Contribution of Music and Movement Activities to Creative Thinking in Pre-School Children

Chronopoulou¹,

Riga²

2012

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“…Draw for 3 minutes." Figural tests of creativity have been found to have good reliability and validity 8 . To score the responses, all the assessments were combined -those taken at the beginning and end of the course and from both sections of the course (with and without academic advising).…”

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Integration of Academic Advising into a First-year Engineering Design Course and Its Impact on Psychological Constructs

Guilford¹,

Blazier²,

Becker³

2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings

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“…Esto implicaría que la transformación de la información del estímulo es complicada e impredecible (Arieti, 1976). En este sentido, cabría destacar la importancia esencial que tiene una "mente abierta" a los estímulos para que la captación de la información sea provechosa (Kim, 2006).…”

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Neuropsicología del proceso creativo. Un enfoque educativo

López-Fernández

Salguero

2017

Rev. Complut. Educ

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Resumen. Vivimos en un contexto y en una sociedad en constante cambio, que requiere que las personas se adapten a las nuevas circunstancias en las que nos hallamos. La creatividad es uno de los elementos más importantes a tener en cuenta como facilitador de la adaptación. Por todo ello, es de especial relevancia su estudio desde todas las perspectivas científicas. Por este motivo, el objetivo del presente estudio es aportar un mejor entendimiento de la creatividad desde un enfoque neuropsicológico, dado el carácter multidimensional del constructo. Se ha llevado a cabo una revisión de algunas investigaciones que estudian la creatividad desde la neurociencia y se propone una visión de las funciones neuropsicológicas implicadas en dicho proceso, en función de la fase en la que nos encontramos ante actividades creativas y que fueron establecidas por Wallas (1926): preparación, incubación, iluminación y verificación. Los resultados muestran que hay funciones cognitivas de especial relevancia en cada una de las fases y estructuras cerebrales con gran activación en las distintas etapas del proceso creativo. Por último, se propone con esta nueva perspectiva del estudio de la creatividad, un punto de partida para realizar otras investigaciones. Palabras clave: Creatividad; funciones cognitivas; neuropsicología; proceso creativo; educación.[en] Neuropsychology of the creative process. An educational approach Abstract. We live in a context and in a changing society, which requires individuals to adapt to the new circumstances in which we find ourselves. Creativity is one of the most important elements to consider in facilitating adaptation.. Therefore, it is particularly important to study from all scientific perspectives. Therefore, the objective of this study is to provide a better understanding of creativity from a neuropsychological approach given the multidimensional construct. It has conducted a review of research studying neuroscience creativity and vision of neuropsychological functions involved in this process, depending on the phase in which we face the creative activities that were established by Wallas (1926) proposal: preparation, incubation, illumination and verification. The results show that there there are cognitive functions especially relevant in each of the phases c and brain structures with high activation in the various stages of the creative process. Finally, it is proposed with this new perspective of the study of creativity, a starting point for future research.

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Can We Trust Creativity Tests? A Review of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT)

Cited by 587 publications

References 39 publications

Τhe Contribution of Music and Movement Activities to Creative Thinking in Pre-School Children

Τhe Contribution of Music and Movement Activities to Creative Thinking in Pre-School Children

Integration of Academic Advising into a First-year Engineering Design Course and Its Impact on Psychological Constructs

Neuropsicología del proceso creativo. Un enfoque educativo

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