Sentences with phrase «on creativity tests»

Researchers have shown that teachers in general don't favour or encourage students who score well on creativity tests.

Let me introduce Peter, not his real name, a student whom I taught some years ago who tested highly on creativity tests.

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...

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.

Not exact matches

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.

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

Researchers believe growth in the time kids spend on computers and watching TV, plus a trend in schools toward rote learning and standardized testing, are crowding out the less structured activities that foster creativity.

A study involving both college students and 5 - year - olds suggests that listening to pleasing music improves performance on cognitive tests and promotes creativity.

«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.

The lower - class kids do better on standardized tests and come up close to the middle - class kids, and all the kids do better on things like intellectual self - confidence, creativity, problem - solving, teamwork, collaboration, tolerance, empathy.

People who scored high on standard tests for creativity were also more likely to be willing to cheat for personal gain.

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.

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

Okay, so not every guy got a 100 % on our menopause test, but we have to give them an A for effort — and creativity — for attempting to understand what happens to women's bodies in middle age.

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.

With the focus on test scores, the constant assessment and the administration that goes alongside teaching almost prevents teachers from nurturing the creativity and other 21st century skills that are essential to adult life.

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.

The skills this student learned - creativity, leadership, persistence, initiative - may not be easily assessed on a test, but will last with him through life, and I believe contribute to his success.

Targets seemed to force teachers increasingly to teach to the test, sacrificing the «broad and balanced curriculum» and the emphasis on creativity that is essential if primary children are to learn.

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.

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.

I'm not a gambling person, but if I had to place a bet on one sure - fire method for engaging students, increasing test scores, reaching students who fall below standards, challenging students who exceed grade - level standards, accessing students» creativity and originality, maximizing brain connections formed, applying concepts to new situations, and making the learning process more fun for the students and teacher, I would place that bet on... teaching the core curriculum through the arts.

The report highlighted that «students are spending too much time preparing for and taking tests,» teachers were «teaching to the test,» and the narrow focus on ELA and math has «diminished the joy in learning, inhibited creativity, and taken time away from other subjects.»

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.

Studies predict that Finland will hang on to its lackadaisical workers, and suggest things like «keep students in school by engaging them with smaller class sizes and better paid teachers» or «get rid of standardized tests» and» individualize learning,» which they'll expand on by saying «create a system that instills curiosity, creativity, passion, and accept that it is impossible to test these things.»

Most notably, it bred a narrow focus on testing and compliance, often driving out creativity and collaboration rather than encouraging them.

These observations can help educators make valuable inferences regarding students» mastery over skills, while offering new ways to assess factors not easily measured on multiple - choice tests, such as problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, persistence, and creativity.

As the focus on standards - readiness grows, educators need reassurance that they're not just teaching students how to pass a test, but also supporting their exploration, creativity, and deep understanding of applied knowledge.

Back in 2009, President Obama told an audience of business leaders that he wanted to see tests «that don't simply measure whether students can fill in a bubble on a test, but whether they possess 21st century skills like problem - solving and critical thinking and entrepreneurship and creativity.»

Personalize learning experiences: Capitalize on technology's efficiencies and functionality to meet students» individual learning needs, for example, scaled tests and quizzes; adaptability tools and features; software data that can capture where students are struggling or spending the bulk of their time; competency - based learning resources; tools that facilitate student reflection; project planning, organization and time management; communication; collaborative work; individual research and curation; and design and creativity.

She said it has narrowed schools» curricula and relies too heavily on standardized tests at the expense of student creativity.

There are warnings from teachers that an excessive emphasis on testing narrows the curriculum and reduces creativity, with the pressure of school league tables taking precedence over the needs of individual pupils.

Zhao urged teacher educators to think bigger than scores on standardized tests — to prepare teachers who do more than train their students on employable skills, but who embrace diversity, curiosity, passion, and creativity.

Perhaps more importantly, none of the rankings on international tests for the G20 group of nations relate to international indices of creativity, innovation, or entrepreneurship.

As colleagues and I have documented on numerous occasions, rankings on international tests do not relate to international indicators of economic strength, global competitiveness, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, or any other economic indicators that reflect a strong economy (e.g., Tienken, 2008; Tienken & Mullen, 2014).

No room for creativity on tests of intelligence or math skills.

In addition to unleashing «great innovation and creativity» on the part of the participating states, the waivers have pulled in «hundreds of thousands» of students whose standardized test scores hadn't been counted toward accountability plans for schools, Duncan said.

Finland's educational emphasis on critical thinking and creativity as opposed to bubbling in test score sheets is given as a reason for their competitiveness.

AP: Educators should be involved in conversations, beginning with each other, in honest discussions about the negative consequences of hyper - focus on testing, including loss of learning time, creativity, critical thinking and innovation.

The Chinese Ministry of Education has enumerated the problems associated with test - oriented education, including an overemphasis on preparing students for tests, a reliance on rote memorization and mechanical drills, and lack of creativity.

But evidence from Wisconsin, the country, and the world shows that students receive a better education from experienced teachers offering a broad curriculum that emphasizes curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking, as well as getting the right answers on standardized tests.

And Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said in her remarks at the DNC (pdf) that Hillary Clinton will «reset education policy to focus on skills like creativity and critical thinking, not more testing.»

Is it possible to help students succeed on mandated tests without sacrificing your values, your creativity, and their education?

Success Prep's heavy focus on standards and testing has stifled what Guyton calls a core foundation of dance education: creativity.

Meanwhile, some argue that the hyperfocus on standards and testing has undermined the development of talent and creativity, entrepreneurship, and the ability to prepare all students for global citizenship.

Will the ever - tightening focus on test scores snuff out creativity?

Barbara Madeloni, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association — which opposes PARCC, as does the American Federation of Teachers — said that the hours spent talking about testing «in all kinds of weedy, intricate detail» have come at the cost of discussions on creativity, imagination and citizenship.

In my more cynical moments, I begin to wonder if the goal of this type of testing in reality is to place a straitjacket on the creativity of teaching.

In the name of closing the achievement gap, entire communities of color in cities around the country have seen classrooms converted to test prep centers, where the time spent on studying strategies for eliminating wrong answer choices has pushed out inquiry, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, the arts, and culturally relevant pedagogy.

If you can't compete on tests, try to compete with creativity, in the arts, etc..