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Afrooz, Gh. A., Yazdanpanah, J., Karimian, H. |
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Educational Strategies; Spring2012, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p45-50, 6p |
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Aims: Experts believe that creativity can be enhanced through providing proper family environment. Considering that childhood is the most sensitive stage of creativity development, family is known as the most important base of creativity formation. The aim of present study was to investigate the effect of mothers' expert knowledge enhancement program in the creativity field on their 2nd grade talented children`s creativity development. Methods: This semi-experimental study was carried out on 2nd grade children of a non-profit primary school in Tehran in 2007. The sample consisted of 32 students who were chosen by available sampling method and were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The data collection tools were Raven's test and Jean-Louis Sellier's creativity test. The research design consisted of pre-test, mothers' expert knowledgeenhancing program, post-test and follow up. Data were analyzed by SPSS 15 using paired T-test and repeated measures analysis of variance. Results: There was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores (p=0.001), but no significant difference was observed in the control group (p>0.05). The comparison of scores between the experimental and control group showed significant difference in the follow up stage (p=0.001) and the function was better in the experimental group in comparison with the control group that showed the stability of the intervention effects after two months. Conclusion: Parents play an important and effective role in creativity development and educational progress of the students. Designing and composing proper educational programs for parents and their participation in the school's educational programs will bring about creativity and educational progress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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