Date of Award
Spring 5-5-2021
Type
Dissertation
Major
Doctor of Education
Degree Type
Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Leadership
Department
Teacher Education
First Advisor
Dr. Basil Conway, PhD
Second Advisor
Dr. Eli Jone, PhD
Third Advisor
Dr. Chris Garretson, EdD
Abstract
With this quantitative quasi-experimental study, the researcher examined the effect of the implementation of a creativity development intervention on third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students as measured by the District Screener for Gifted Education in a central Georgia elementary school. Creativity development is of growing concern to U.S. educational and business leaders as jobs require creative ability. Using a two-way repeated-measures analysis of variance, the researcher compared the creativity raw scores from pre- and posttests of all third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students. The researcher also compared a representative sample of subpopulations using analysis of variance to see if the intervention affected gifted-identified and non-gifted-identified populations in different ways. Results showed significant improvement among all students, and the improvement was sustained over 9 weeks following the intervention. Findings have positive implications for development of creativity in all students.
This study will inform educational policy makers of the impact creativity development can have on adolescents.
Recommended Citation
Campbell, Rose Ellis, "A Quasi-Experimental Study on Creativity Development" (2021). Theses and Dissertations. 456.
https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/456
