Sentences with phrase «of creativity tests»

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The experiment itself was simple: a hundred and forty - five undergraduate students were given a standard test of creativity known as an «unusual use» task, in which they had two minutes to list as many uses as possible for mundane objects such as toothpicks, bricks, and clothes hangers.

Another test, which gauges both creativity and the ability to thrive under pressure: An applicant is given a sheet of paper that shows a grid of 100 boxes and told to draw a picture in each box within five minutes.

The team tested the effects of sarcasm by having volunteers engage in a sincere, a sarcastic, or a neutral (control) exchange before completing a task designed to assess their creativity.

To come to their findings the research team asked 78 kids aged nine to eleven to list as many uses as they could think of for common household items like a tin can or newspaper (a standard test of creativity in psychological research).

The researchers used something called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to stimulate an area of the brain associated with creativity while they asked study subjects to complete tests of verbal creativity, such as coming up with as many associations between a set of words as possible.

The second group was given two minutes to work on it, then told to work on a different creativity test — namely, they were tasked with coming up with synonyms for a list of words.

The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Sydney and examined three groups of students, who were tasked with completing an «alternate uses» test — a common creativity drill wherein subjects are given an object and asked to come up with as many uses for it as they can.

If that's testing nerves in Ottawa and Edmonton, it's also stimulating the creativity of U.S. refiners.

One study shows that those who work out regularly do better on tests of creativity than those who are sedentary.

The ultimate test of culinary skill, knowledge and creativity, the exam will take place September 30 through October 7 and will showcase the talents of 12 culinarians seeking the title of CMC, the highest level of certification in the U.S. that a chef can receive.

The new TABASCO ® Industrial Ingredients website also features a variety of test formulas — from Ragin» Cajun Cornbread Batter to Rioja Ranch Dressing — to spark innovation and creativity.

Each episode features four of America's premier pastry chefs battling against each other through three rounds of challenges judged by Ben - Israel, testing their creativity, originality and taste.

Amateur bakers from around the UK compete in a series of challenges that test their creativity, technical ability, time management, and prowess in all things baking.

Well, it's going to be a good test of Gentry and Finch's creativity.

Waldorf Education has been getting a lot of media coverage lately due to its rejection of high - stakes testing and its interest in developing individuality and creativity in an otherwise increasingly mechanized world.

My daughter already had a love of learning, and I am grateful that the Waldorf School preserves and promotes that by eschewing «teaching to the tests» and instead fostering the creativity and imagination of the students while celebrating the sense of discovery in learning.

These parents believe a steady diet of standardized testing and indoor inactivity is choking the creativity right out of our kids.

This must not be undermined by continuing with the system of league tables and unnecessary floor targets which can lead to teaching to the test, resulting in all creativity being knocked out of schools.»

«For the state to give standardized tests, which many people think are developmentally inappropriate, put all sorts of pressure on kids, don't measure creativity, critical thinking, and all the things we think are important.

To test this idea, Mednick and the team of researchers added a memory component to a well - known creativity test called the Remote Associates Test (Rtest this idea, Mednick and the team of researchers added a memory component to a well - known creativity test called the Remote Associates Test (Rtest called the Remote Associates Test (RTest (RAT).

In addition, a growing number of studies are testing tDCS in healthy people and suggest it can improve working memory, attention and decision - making as well as stimulate creativity.

Based on the results of that test, Beaty and colleagues developed a predictive model and tested against brain scan data collected for earlier studies on creativity.

And last year, Szabolcs Kéri at Semmelweis University in Hungary found that people with two copies of the mutation scored higher on a creativity test than people...

Although designing and building test molecules entails «a lot of chemical creativity,» Mattmann says that the most interesting work comes «when we start doing the chemical biology» — introducing the synthetic molecules into the living systems.

He makes a convincing case for incorporating valuable but less easily measured attributes into our view of intelligence, such as the persistence that can propel driven students to higher test scores than their less committed peers and the creativity demonstrated by individuals more in tune with intuition than intellect.

He adds, however, that a growing backlash against the perceived overuse of standardized tests is starting to encourage creativity once again.

For example, consider the superior performance by open people on tests of creativity called divergent thinking tasks.

(The solutions to the creativity tests from p. 51 in the print edition can be found at the bottom of this article.)

A study from the University of Utah and the University of Kansas found that backpackers scored 50 percent better on a creativity test after spending four days in natural settings, disconnected from electronic devices.

One study showed increased activity in the visual cortexes of participants (1) while other studies found increased creativity in university professors and students (measured by standardized tests for creativity).

Putting together a perfect brunch outfit, exploring a new cuisine, and testing fun recipes to sneak vegetables into your children's food are all forms of creativity.

The study is a follow - up to previous research, which focused on laboratory measures of creativity and found that ADHD adults show better performance on tests of creative divergent thinking.

The researchers gave 60 college students, 50 % of them had ADHD, several tests measuring creativity across 10 areas.

This study used the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking to measure figural and verbal creativity in a control group and in a group that subsequently learned the Transcendental Meditation technique.

To Mary Katrantzou, this collection means testing her creativity by approaching 2 opposing styles that have been source of inspiration along her career..

Minute Maid has partnered with the Canadian Living Test Kitchen to create a new line of recipes that will spark creativity and help pave the way for future curious culinary exploration.

It was a true test of creativity and my personal mantra that everything in the closet should be mix and matchable!

Too bad the tweaks to the time - tested gameplay (smarter bodyguards, more balanced weaponry, etc.) and handful of new gameplay modes (Bridge Melee) are beginning to show more desperation than innovation or creativity.

At a time when government testing of spelling, punctuation and grammar can lead to less creativity in the teaching of writing, the project provides compelling alternative approaches for schools and their teachers which will engage children and give them a strong investment in their writing, whilst also being able to satisfy curriculum demands and statutory testing.

In April, I continued my conversations with thought leaders around the world on many topics including the role of standardized testing, global inequality, creativity, and innovation in our world today.

And those straying off the cognitive reservation can also invoke Duncan's boss, whose March 2009 denunciation of «bubble tests» called for a new generation of assessments that would address not only «problem - solving and critical thinking» but also «entrepreneurship and creativity.»

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

Add to this the push for standardized testing, standardized knowledge, and standardized texts and teacher proof text books and it becomes clear that such books are also an attack on the autonomy and creativity of teachers.

What we found in our initial prototypes — launching an innovation lab space, creating a design thinking professional development experience, and running student - facing design challenges for middle - and high - school classes — was that the design thinking process functioned as a kind of oasis for educators, reconnecting them to their creativity and aspirations for helping students develop as deep thinkers and doers, not just as test takers.

«He taught us that researching, designing, producing, and testing learning materials for four - year - olds requires every bit of creativity, dedication, and wisdom that we could muster - and that the work is more rewarding and more fun than we could have imagined.»

It's how far we still must go to unleash innovation and creativity in our classrooms, to break a culture of teaching to the test, and to equip our students for success in an economy fueled by inquiry and imagination.

Authorities should keep in mind that some of the most valuable outcomes of schooling — deeper understanding, critical thinking, creativity, teamwork or empathy — are beyond standardised tests currently employed in Australia and other countries.

«Today, curiosity, creativity, and ultimately genuine learning are at risk anywhere high - stakes testing, Big Data, and punitive accountability are the dominant drivers of what teachers and students do in schools.

Overall, she and Weinstein both say that more research is needed to draw specific conclusions about the impact of digital media — and standardized testing — on creativity and the willingness by students to take risks and break away from the standard mold.

In Georgia, students must meet cut - off scores on mental ability tests and national norm reference tests, but in the case of Plan B, looks at creativity and motivation levels as well.