Development of Music Creativity among Elementary School Students

2003 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 278-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark T. Kiehn
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Growth Stage ◽  
School Students ◽  
Level Difference ◽  
Two Measures

The purpose of this study was to compare the music improvisational creativity of students in Grades 2, 4, and 6. Randomly selected participants ( N = 89) were given two measures of creativity, the Vaughan Test of Musical Creativity and the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (figural form). Two independent judges scored responses on the Vaughan test to determine music improvisational creativity. A significant grade-level difference emerged for music creativity scores, with Grade 2 students scoring significantly lower than Grade 4 and 6 students. Results of the study may indicate a music creativity growth stage exists from Grade 2 to 4, followed by a developmental leveling (no significant change in test scores) between Grade 4 and Grade 6. There also were significant gender differences for music creativity test scores, with boys scoring higher than girls. Finally, a weak but statistically significant correlation was found between music creativity and figural creativity.

The Effect of Hypermedia Authoring on Elementary School Students' Creative Thinking

1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Liu
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Word Processing ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Fourth Graders ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
School Students ◽  
Logo Programming ◽  
Hypermedia Authoring ◽  
The Impact

Promoting creative thinking in children has been an issue of critical importance to educators. Research shows that appropriate uses of computer programs such as word processing, computer imaging, and Logo programming have the potential to enhance children's creativity. Little is known, however, about the impact of hypermedia technology on children's creative thinking. This study examined whether engaging elementary school students in hypermedia authoring would promote their creative thinking. It was found that after engaging in an extended period of hypermedia authoring, the fourth graders increased their creativity scores in a number of areas. The low and intermediate ability students appeared to benefit from the hypermedia authoring environment more than the high ability students and working collaboratively on the hypermedia authoring projects enabled students to demonstrate higher creativity scores than when working individually. The findings are consistent with research on hypermedia and creativity with Logo in showing that by offering a new dimension for expressing thoughts and encouraging novel ways of presentation, hypermedia authoring is another way to facilitate children's cognitive development and promote their motivation toward learning.

scholarly journals Improvement of Elementary School Students’ Competence of Reading Comprehension through Generative Learning Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-35
Author(s):  
Asep Saepurokhman
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Generative Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Conventional Model ◽  
Left Behind

ABSTRACT Reading comprehension is a competence that everyone has to possess. It can broaden human’s insight in that we will not be left behind as time goes so fast. One of the teachers’ efforts as to enhance the reading comprehension competence is to apply a learning model that is able to explore a lot of students’ potency. The learning model considered to be capable of developing the students’ creative-thinking is a generative model. Based on the result of data analysis, it is known that the process of reading-comprehension learning runs well in full activity of students. The students’ tendency to the learning of reading comprehension using such a model is positive in the means of 75.10%. The generative learning model succeeds in enhancing the students’ competence of reading comprehension. The means of score before the treatment is only 53.80%, whereas after the treatment it gets 72% in which the index gain is 0.41 and it is categorized into mediocre. There is difference of reading-comprehension competence between the use of generative learning model and conventional model. It is proven by t-test, indicating that t-observed is higher than t-table. Therefore, the generative learning model is effective and reasonable to use for the teachers in the improvement of stduents’ reading-comprehension competence.

scholarly journals Linking Teacher and Parent Ratings of Teacher-Nominated Gifted Elementary School Students to Each Other and to School Grades

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Rothenbusch ◽  
Thamar Voss ◽  
Jessika Golle ◽  
Ingo Zettler
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Deductive Reasoning ◽  
Parent Ratings ◽  
School Students ◽  
Halo Effects ◽  
Mathematical Abilities ◽  
School Grades ◽  
Teachers And Parents

This study investigated teacher and parent ratings of teacher-nominated gifted elementary school students’ verbal abilities, mathematical abilities, deductive reasoning, creative thinking, and engagement, and connected these ratings to school grades. Teacher and parent ratings were compared with regard to accuracy levels and halo effects. Furthermore, this study explored the correlations between teacher and parent ratings and how they are related to school grades. The study was based on data from 572 elementary school students participating in an enrichment program. The results indicated the same accuracy levels for teachers and parents. However, teacher ratings were more strongly affected by halo effects than parent ratings. The correlations between teacher and parent ratings were small to medium. Both raters’ ratings were independently and positively associated with German grades when controlling for each other. Positive teacher or parent ratings of mathematical abilities and engagement buffered the relation between the other rater’s ratings and math grades.

scholarly journals THE IMPORTANT OF CREATIVE THINKING ABILITY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR 4.0 ERA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Astuti Astuti ◽  
St Budi Waluya ◽  
Mohammad Asikin
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
School Students ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Creative Thinking Ability ◽  
Descriptive Method

The art of creative thinking needs to develop and taught to students because by thinking creativity, students are able to solve the problem they have, the students become more independent, creating reliable and talented human resources, and skillful in the future. The purpose of this research is to find out the creative thinking ability in the mathematic aspect of Elementary School Mardi Rahayu 02 Ungaran students. The data collection was done by giving four questions of students' creative thinking ability on KPK and FPB materials along with with interview the students. The research was done to 31 students of class IVC. The method used is qualitative descriptive method. Creative thinking ability is important in Era 4.0 where the development of knowledge becomes really fast. The average achievement of every creative thinking indicator is fluency 45,8% and flexibility 58,3%, whereas originality and elaboration indicator reaches 33,3%. The conclusion from this research is that the creative thinking ability of Elementary School Mardi Rahayu 02 Ungaran students need to improve

scholarly journals Potential Predictors of Psychological Wellbeing in Elementary School Students

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 798
Author(s):  
Jun Chen ◽  
Xiaozan Wang ◽  
Shijun Wu ◽  
Jiarong Zhong ◽  
Weiyun Chen
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
School Students

Background: This study aimed to investigate the association of elementary school students’ manipulative skill competency, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cognitive function with psychological wellbeing (PWB), as well as whether the association had gender differences. Methods: Participants were 291 fourth-grade students (166 boys vs. 125 girls; mean age = 9.770 years old; SD = 0.584) at two elementary schools from the province of Henan in China. The students’ soccer skills in manipulative skill competency were assessed using the PE Metric Assessment Rubric, cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed by means of the PACER 15 m test, and cognitive function and PWB were assessed using the d2 test of attention and Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale, respectively. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression models. Results: The result of linear regression models showed that soccer skills, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cognitive function were collectively associated with PWB for the total sample (F (5, 285) = 3.097, p < 0.01), boys (F (5, 160) = 1.355, p < 0.01), and girls (F (5, 119) = 2.132, p < 0.01). Furthermore, the standardized regression coefficients (β) indicated that cardiorespiratory fitness was the only significant contributor to PWB for the total sample (β = 0.119, t = 2.021, p < 0.05), but not for boys and girls. Soccer skills and cognitive function were not individual significant contributors to PWB for the total sample, boys, and girls. Conclusions: Cardiorespiratory fitness was significantly associated with PWB, and there were no gender differences in the relationship of manipulative skill competency, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cognitive function with PWB in elementary school students. This study provides empirical evidence that improving cardiorespiratory fitness is an important intervention strategy to promote elementary school students’ PWB.

scholarly journals PERMAINAN WHAT’S IN HERE? SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF METODE PEMBELAJARAN UNTUK MELATIHKAN KETERAMPILAN BERTANYA SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Selly Nurina Suraya
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
School Students ◽  
Systematic Process ◽  
Alternative Method ◽  
Holistic Manner

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p> </p><p>Education is a systematic process to improve human dignity in a holistic manner that allows self potentials (affective, cognitive, and psychomotor) develop optimally. Curriculum 2013 adheres to the basic view that knowledge cannot be moved away from the teacher to the learner. For learners, learning should be shifted from "notified" to "actively seek out". One of methods that can be applied is a game “What's in here?”, that is learning with the game questions that make students happy to learn but it is also able to educate students to be more creative thinking and develop knowledge. The game “What's In Here?” can be used as an alternative method of teach for training elementary school students to have questioning skills.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: questioning skills, game<strong> </strong>“What's in<strong> </strong>Here?”<strong> </strong>elementary school students</p>

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