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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Houtz, John C.; Selby, Edwin C. – Educational Research Quarterly, 2009
Forty-two undergraduate and graduate students completed VIEW: An Assessment of Problem Solving Style, the non-verbal Torrance Test Thinking Creatively with Pictures, and the Problem Solving Inventory (PSI). VIEW assesses individuals' orientation to change, manner of processing, and ways of deciding, while the Torrance test measures several…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking
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Houtz, John C.; Coll, Joan H. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1979
Undergraduates were instructed to generate ideas for a divergent thinking task--ideas which would or would not be likely to be generated by others. When locus of control (LOC) was compatible with the instructions, more ideas were generated. Self-ratings of creativity were not affected by instructions or LOC. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Creativity, Divergent Thinking, Higher Education
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Houtz, John C.; Denmark, Robert M. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1983
Among the research results on the perceptions of 207 intermediate grade students was the indication that, while problem-solving performance related only to intelligence and math achievement scores, ideational fluency related significantly to student perceptions of emphasis on higher level thinking skills in the classroom and positive classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Tests, Creative Thinking, Creativity Tests