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Selcuk Acar; Kelly Berthiaume; Rebecca Johnson – Grantee Submission, 2023
Asking questions is a key characteristic of creativity and an important component of the creative process. Although much evidence has supported the association between asking questions and creativity, less research has examined the "nature of questions" asked by creative persons. In this study, we investigated the relation between…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Creativity, Creative Thinking, Innovation
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Xu, Yi; Ma, Xiaotian; Tan, Derong; Guo, Cong; Guo, Dong; Shao, Jinju – Higher Education Studies, 2019
In this paper, a quantitative system of undergraduates' creative ability is proposed through analyzing characteristics of Amabile creative theory, and the objectivity and feasibility of CAT, TTCT and AMS in creative ability quantification. The academic test scores, TTCT scores and AMS scores are used as the quantitative index of professional…
Descriptors: Classification, Undergraduate Students, Creative Thinking, Creativity Tests
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Bart, William M.; Hokanson, Brad; Can, Iclal – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2017
This study investigated the factorial structure of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) Figural Form A with an aim to find out whether the two-factor structure of creative thinking established by Kim and Kim, Cramond, and Bandalos holds true for the older participants. Data were gathered from 996 8th grade students and 748 11th grade…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity Tests, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
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Zaghi, Arash Esmaili; Reis, Sally M.; Renzulli, Joseph S.; Kaufman, James C. – International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2017
A critical need exists in engineering education to draw on the non-traditional divergent thinking and risk-taking necessary for making radical technological breakthroughs. Literature suggests that individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) characteristics demonstrate unparalleled creativity and risk-taking potential. While…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Risk, Innovation
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West, Richard E.; Tateishi, Isaku; Wright, Geoffrey A.; Fonoimoana, Melia – Creativity Research Journal, 2012
Over the years, many training methods for creativity and innovation have been developed. Despite these programs and research, further improvement is necessary, particularly in schools of technology and engineering education, where previous efforts have focused on developing solutions to defined problems, not in identifying and defining the…
Descriptors: Innovation, Undergraduate Students, Training Methods, Creativity
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Hokanson, Brad – Industry and Higher Education, 2007
Specific training may be required to develop creativity in design students. At the very least, training is valuable in developing creativity in first-year students. Creativity is a skill that can be examined, used and taught--and it is one that is central to designing. This paper presents the results of empirical research from a class in creative…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Design, Innovation