An Investigation of Creativity Among Children Attending Preschools

Volume: 5 Number: 2 June 1, 2012
  • Zuhal Gizir Ergen
  • Aysel Köksal Akyol
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An Investigation of Creativity Among Children Attending Preschools

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate creativity among children attending preschools in terms of several variables. The study was conducted with 72 female and 63 male 5-year-old (60-72 months) children selected from independent preschools related to the Turkish Ministry of National Education in Ankara. The “General Information Form” was administered to children in order to collect basic information about children and their parents. To determine creativity among children, the “Torrence Creative Thinking Test” developed by Torrence in 1966 and translated into Turkish by Aslan (1999) was used. Mann-Whitney U and Kruskall-Wallis H tests were used to analyze data. As a result of the study, gender and father’s educational level do not affect creativity scores of the children, yet duration of preschool attendance and mother’s educational level statistically have a significant effect on their creativity scores (p < .05).

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Zuhal Gizir Ergen This is me

Aysel Köksal Akyol This is me

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June 1, 2012

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June 1, 2012

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Year 2012 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
Gizir Ergen, Z., & Köksal Akyol, A. (2012). An Investigation of Creativity Among Children Attending Preschools. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 5(2), 156-170. https://izlik.org/JA54RP76WS
AMA
1.Gizir Ergen Z, Köksal Akyol A. An Investigation of Creativity Among Children Attending Preschools. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences. 2012;5(2):156-170. https://izlik.org/JA54RP76WS
Chicago
Gizir Ergen, Zuhal, and Aysel Köksal Akyol. 2012. “An Investigation of Creativity Among Children Attending Preschools”. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences 5 (2): 156-70. https://izlik.org/JA54RP76WS.
EndNote
Gizir Ergen Z, Köksal Akyol A (June 1, 2012) An Investigation of Creativity Among Children Attending Preschools. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences 5 2 156–170.
IEEE
[1]Z. Gizir Ergen and A. Köksal Akyol, “An Investigation of Creativity Among Children Attending Preschools”, Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 156–170, June 2012, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA54RP76WS
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Gizir Ergen, Zuhal - Köksal Akyol, Aysel. “An Investigation of Creativity Among Children Attending Preschools”. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences 5/2 (June 1, 2012): 156-170. https://izlik.org/JA54RP76WS.
JAMA
1.Gizir Ergen Z, Köksal Akyol A. An Investigation of Creativity Among Children Attending Preschools. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences. 2012;5:156–170.
MLA
Gizir Ergen, Zuhal, and Aysel Köksal Akyol. “An Investigation of Creativity Among Children Attending Preschools”. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, vol. 5, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 156-70, https://izlik.org/JA54RP76WS.
Vancouver
1.Zuhal Gizir Ergen, Aysel Köksal Akyol. An Investigation of Creativity Among Children Attending Preschools. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences [Internet]. 2012 Jun. 1;5(2):156-70. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA54RP76WS