Creative Thinking Abilities of Intellectually Superior Children in the Regular Grades

1966 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Smith ◽  
John T. Neisworth
Keyword(s):  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Statistical Control ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Economic Position ◽  
Bright Students ◽  
The Way

This study was designed to determine on which of 18 creativity factors a group of 60 intellectually bright students in regular fifth grade classes would differ from a group of intellectually normal Ss (matched on sex, race, socio-economic position, school, and classroom setting) when variables of possible influence were either not controlled or were covaried in different ways. Eight Guilford-type tests were used to assess factors of creativity. Without statistical control, the gifted exceeded significantly the normals on 8 of 14 verbal factors but on none of the non-verbal dimensions. When different variables were controlled singly and in combination, significant differences appeared on the dependent variables. Separate correlations for gifted and normal Ss indicated differences in the way intelligence and achievement related to creativity factors for the groups.

scholarly journals Problems in using p-curve analysis and text-mining to detect rate of p-hacking

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy V Bishop ◽  
Paul A Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Text Mining ◽  
Curve Analysis ◽  
P Values ◽  
Evidential Value ◽  
Selection Of Variables ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
The Way

Background: The p-curve is a plot of the distribution of p-values below .05 reported in a set of scientific studies. Comparisons between ranges of p-values have been used to evaluate fields of research in terms of the extent to which studies have genuine evidential value, and the extent to which they suffer from bias in the selection of variables and analyses for publication, p-hacking. We argue that binomial tests on the p-curve are not robust enough to be used for this purpose. Methods: P-hacking can take various forms. Here we used R code to simulate the use of ghost variables, where an experimenter gathers data on several dependent variables but reports only those with statistically significant effects. We also examined a text-mined dataset used by Head et al. (2015) and assessed its suitability for investigating p-hacking. Results: We first show that a p-curve suggestive of p-hacking can be obtained if researchers misapply parametric tests to data that depart from normality, even when no p-hacking occurs. We go on to show that when there is ghost p-hacking, the shape of the p-curve depends on whether dependent variables are intercorrelated. For uncorrelated variables, simulated p-hacked data do not give the "p-hacking bump" just below .05 that is regarded as evidence of p-hacking, though there is a negative skew when simulated variables are inter-correlated. The way p-curves vary according to features of underlying data poses problems when automated text mining is used to detect p-values in heterogeneous sets of published papers. Conclusions: A significant bump in the p-curve just below .05 is not necessarily evidence of p-hacking, and lack of a bump is not indicative of lack of p-hacking. Furthermore, while studies with evidential value will usually generate a right-skewed p-curve, we cannot treat a right-skewed p-curve as an indicator of the extent of evidential value, unless we have a model specific to the type of p-values entered into the analysis. We conclude that it is not feasible to use the p-curve to estimate the extent of p-hacking and evidential value unless there is considerable control over the type of data entered into the analysis.

scholarly journals A Review of Protocols in Higher Education; How My Experience Made Me Question the Process

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan M. Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Due Process ◽  
Public University ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Grading Practices ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Academic Review ◽  
The Way

This paper is a discussion and critical review of grading practices at a large flagship public university. In this paper, I examine the rights a student has when calling into question the authority and decision-making abilities of teachers in a classroom setting. Following my recent experience with a professor (noted at the beginning of this paper), I began to question the legitimacy of interactions between students and teachers. The paper examines the way in which the system of Higher Education lacks due process for students who wish to appeal to their teachers about their grades. Ultimately my goal is to help facilitate conversations about academic review, including how professors can use syllabi and grading matrixs to protect themselves and their students, and well as ensure that conflicts can be avoided.

Improving Students’ Creative Thinking and Achievement through The Implementation of Multiple Intelligence Approach with Mind Mapping

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 246 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Wayan Widiana ◽  
I Nyoman Jampel
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Multiple Intelligence ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Learning Science ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
Fifth Grade Students ◽  
Intelligence Approach ◽  
Planning Action

This classroom action research aimed to improve the students’ creative thinking and achievement in learning science. It conducted through the implementation of multiple intelligences with mind mapping approach and describing the students’ responses. The subjects of this research were the fifth grade students of SD 8 Tianyar Barat, Kubu, and Karangasam. The objects of this research were multiple intelligence, achievement in science and students’ response. The research was conducted in two cycles and every cycle consisted of planning, action implementation, observation, and reflection. The data of students’ creative thinking were collected by performance test; the data of students’ achievement in learning science were collected through questionnaire. After the data were collected, then they were analyzed descriptively and quantitatively. The results of the study showed that (1) the implementation of multiple intelligence approach improved the students’ creative thinking and achievement in learning science. The improvement in the students’ creative thinking from cycle I to cycle II is 16.56%. (2) The improvement of the students’ achievement in learning science from cycle I to cycle II is 11.46%. (3) The students’ response to the implementation of multiple intelligence with mind mapping fell into category positive.The students felt happy in learning science through the implementation of multiple intelligences with mind mapping.

Doing the write thing: Teaching public relations writing through philosophy of communication and media ecology

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-223
Author(s):  
Arshia Anwer
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Specific Form ◽  
Media Ecology ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Philosophical Reflection ◽  
Philosophy Of Communication ◽  
Good Writing ◽  
The Way

This article approaches the reflection on excellence in writing both philosophically and practically, through philosophy of communication and media ecology. It argues that the way to excellence in writing is through, first, learning and acquiring knowledge about the art and forms of good writing and appropriate media. The next stage is to perform the act of writing using appropriate forms and channels of dissemination. If done wisely, with care and reflection, the understanding and use of theoria and praxis can result in producing excellence in writing, or poiesis. Philosophical reflection on theoria, praxis, and poiesis, thus, enables one to understand a deeper sense of the why and how of the art and craft of writing. The specific form of writing considered in this article is public relations writing in a classroom setting; however, understanding the philosophical and media ecological underpinnings of rhetoric can also be useful in other forms of writing and communication.

Intelligence, Creative Thinking, and Sociometric Choice Among Fifth-Grade Children

1966 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaoru Yamamoto ◽  
Marlene L. Lembright ◽  
Ann M. Corrigan
Keyword(s):  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Sociometric Choice

scholarly journals Peyzaj Tasarım Eğitiminde Bir Biçim Arama Yöntemi: Doğadan Esinlenme / A Form Creating Method in Landscape Design Education: Inspiration from Nature

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 376
Author(s):  
Serap Yılmaz ◽  
Tuğba Düzenli ◽  
Abdullah Çiğdem
Keyword(s):  
Design Education ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Landscape Design ◽  
Visual Data ◽  
Landscape Architect ◽  
Novice Designers ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Way

<p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p>It is important how novice designers can produce shapes in the design-oriented parts where creativity and form creation is prior. Designers can abstract the t ideas in their minds by taking advantage of the forms, metrics, and relationships that exist in nature. For this reason, how designers can transform their ideas to forms has been analyzed by experienced designers in this research.The form of visual data obtained from the nature is obtained by the abstraction of the visual data and the addition of the designer's own style instead of using the imitation of the individual. The shape of nature in the result of abstraction; there is a new meaning and form again. At the end of the study, the way of designing the system, as in the case of nature, will be guided by the designers in terms of measurement and direction. Thus, novice designers can improve their creativity.</p><p>This formal quest: in landscape design, while the solution of the problem is both aesthetic and functional, Landscape architect candidates are encouraged to enrich visual memories by developing creative thinking and form creation.</p><p><strong>Öz</strong></p><p>Yaratıcılık ve biçim arayışının ön planda olduğu tasarım odaklı bölümlerde tasarımcı adaylarının nasıl biçim üretebileceği önemlidir. Tasarımcılar zihinlerindeki soyut fikirleri doğada var olan biçimlerden, ölçülerden ve ilişkilerden yararlanarak somut hale getirebilirler. Bu nedenle tasarımcıların fikirlerini nasıl biçime dönüştürebileceği bu araştırma kapsamında tecrübeli tasarımcılar tarafından analiz edilmiştir. Doğadan elde edilen görsel veriler birebir taklit edilerek kullanmanın yerine görsel verilerin soyutlanması ve tasarımcının kendi üslubunun da eklemesi ile biçim elde edilir. Soyutlama sonucunda doğadaki biçim; yeni bir anlam ve biçimle tekrar var olur. Çalışmanın sonunda yaratılan biçimin doğadaki gibi sistem tanımlaması için ölçü, yön açısından bir araya gelişinin irdelenmesi tasarımcılara yol gösterici olacaktır. Böylece tasarımcı adayları yaratıcılıklarını geliştirebilir.</p><p>Bu biçimsel arayış: peyzaj tasarımında, problemin çözümünü hem estetik hem de fonksiyonel yaparken; peyzaj mimarı adaylarının yaratıcı düşünme ve biçim üretmelerini geliştirerek görsel hafızalarının zenginleşmesini sağlanmaktadır.</p>

scholarly journals The Effect Of Blended Learning Approach On Fifth Grade Students’ Academic Achievement In My Beautiful Language Textbook And The Development Of Their Verbal Creative Thinking In Saudi Arabia

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-260
Author(s):  
Feras Mohammed Al-Madani
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Fifth Grade Students ◽  
Significant Difference

This study aims at investigating the effect of Blended Learning approach compared to the traditional learning approach on fifth grade students’ achievement in My Beautiful Language Textbook and the development of their verbal creative thinking. The study consisted of 49 students among which 25 are males in the Experimental Group and 24 females in the Control Group. The study found a statistical significant difference (α ≤ 0.05) between the mean scores of the two study groups in achievement posttest and verbal creative thinking post application test. The experiment group which was taught using the blended approach of learning outperformed the Control Group in both tests. Thus, learning My Beautiful Language Textbook using the blended approach is more effective than the traditional method in terms of achievement and the development of verbal creative thinking skills. In light of this, the study recommends the adoption of blended approach in learning My Beautiful Language Textbook, the curriculum computerization, holding series of training courses, and workshops for teachers in school districts on how to effectively implement the blended approach. 

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