Abstract
Narrowing of the curriculum because of standardised testing has caused creativity to be neglected in many schools; integration into reading instruction may provide a solution. This repeated measures study incorporated figural transformation drawings after a read-aloud of a book highlighting nutrition information as a way to both review book comprehension and integrate creativity. Nineteen second graders, aged 7–9 years from Iowa, USA, participated in 16 weekly trials, alternating between a nonfiction nutrition book and a fantasy book presenting true nutrition concepts. Results showed significantly greater creativity generally and in specific creative skill areas under the fantasy condition.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 116-131 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Education 3-13 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017, © 2017 ASPE.
Keywords
- Creativity
- creativity integration
- elementary school
- fantasy
- figural transformations
- literacy
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