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ERIC Number: EJ1268150
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Sep
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0175
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An Investigation of the Relationship between Age, Achievement, and Creativity in Mathematics
Haavold, Per Øystein
Journal of Creative Behavior, v54 n3 p555-566 Sep 2020
In this exploratory study, I investigate the relationship between age, knowledge, and creativity in mathematics, by looking at to what extent does grade level, controlled for mathematical achievement, influence mathematical creativity and what characterizes the relationship between grade level, mathematical achievement and mathematical creativity. This was accomplished in two steps. In the first part, 301 students, 184 grade eight students and 117 grade eleven students, were given a creative mathematics test. A 3 × 2 ANOVA indicates that the older students were more creative; however, there was a significant interaction effect between grade level and achievement in mathematics on mathematical creativity. In the second part, an inductive content analysis was performed on the solutions of high achievers in grade eleven and grade eight. The results indicate that high achievers in grade eight are more creative than high achievers in grade eleven, but the nature of the task mediates the relationship between creativity and knowledge.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 11; High Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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