ERIC Number: EJ867237
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Feb
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0957-7572
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Difference in Time Influencing Creativity Performance between Design and Management Majors
Wang, Sy-Chyi; Peck, Kyle L.; Chern, Jin-Yuan
International Journal of Technology and Design Education, v20 n1 p77-93 Feb 2010
This study is aimed to obtain a better understanding of difference in time of day as a factor influencing creativity performance between design and management programs students. Two hundred and ninety-seven college students, consisting of 154 design majors and 143 management majors at a university, participated in this study. Two idea generation tasks adapted from the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking verbal tests were used to collect data on their creativity performance across school time intervals. The results show that the distributions of creativity performance across school time intervals reveal statistically significant differences in the fluency and originality measures between the two disciplines. Further, for the design majors, statistically significant differences are found in the fluency, originality, and elaboration measures of creativity; for the management majors, no difference is found for any of the creativity measures. That is, time of school day is a concern in creativity performance for the design students but not a significant factor for their counterparts. It is suggested that the timing issue should be taken into account when we try to assess the instructional and learning performance of creativity-related courses. An open mind and awareness of program differences are expected. More alternatives to improve time-constrains in traditional in-class learning and instruction are also suggested at the end, to create a more individualized and flexible learning environment for creativity.
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Creativity, Verbal Tests, Program Effectiveness, Creative Thinking, Design, Business Administration Education, College Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Correlation, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Time Factors (Learning)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking
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