Culture and Creativity

Examining Variations in Divergent Thinking Within Norwegian and Canadian Communities

Bibliographic Data

ID4182412
AuthorsCatharine Dishke Hondzel (0000-0003-3206-1126, corresponding author), Marte Sørebø Gulliksen (0000-0001-8074-1850, Telemark Research Institute)
Year2015
Volume5
Issue4
Pages5/4/2158244015611448
Publication date2015-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2158244015611448
OpenAlexW2212582748
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited36

Creativity and divergent thinking are components of learning in childhood that often go unmeasured in favor of standardized subject assessments. To better understand the ways in which creativity develops and is related to environmental and cross-cultural factors, this study reports on the scores obtained by 8-year-old students living in differently sized communities in Norway and Canada measured using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT). Results of multivariate analyses indicate statistically significant differences between Norwegian and Canadian children on several Torrance Test subscales as well as surprising relationships between the size of the community in which the children lived and the scores they obtained. Results and discussion are framed in reference to the ways in which culture and communities potentially shape the development of divergent thinking skills and open up questions about the ways in which social environments can influence the development of creativity in childhood

Creative thinking · Creativity · Developmental psychology · Divergent thinking · Early childhood · Mathematics education · Norwegian · Standardized test · Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking · Art Education and Development · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Psychology · Social Psychology · Ecology

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