Cross-sequential results on creativity development in childhood within two different school systems: Divergent performances in Luxembourg versus German kindergarten and elementary school students

Europe's Journal of Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 423-448

  Krampen, Günter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Childhood development; Creativity; Cross sequential analysis; Divergent thinking; Intelligence; School transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865822385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18410413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v8i3.468     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Acharyulu, S. T., & Yasodhara, P. (1984). Assessment of creative thinking abilities of preschool children through spontaneous drawings. Psychological Studies, 29, 192-196.
2. Ben Baruch, E., Bruno, J. E., & Horn, L. L. (1985). Development of time horizon perceptions in students. Journal of the Association for the Study of Perception, 20, 5-16.
3. Besançon, M., & Lubart, T. (2008). Differences in the development of creative competencies in children schooled in diverse learning environments. Learning and Individual Differences, 18, 381-389. doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2007.11.009
4. Claxton, A. F., Pannells, T. C., & Rhoads, P. A. (2005). Developmental trends in the creativity of school-age children. Creativity Research Journal, 17, 327-335. doi:10.1207/s15326934crj1704_4
5. Cohen, R. (1977). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. New York, NY: Academic Press.
6. Feldt, L. S., Woodruff, D. J., & Salih, F. A. (1987). Statistical inference for coefficient alpha. Applied Psychological Measurement, 11, 93-103. doi:10.1177/014662168701100107
7. Freund, P. A., & Holling, H. (2008). Creativity in the classroom: A multilevel analysis investigating the impact of creativity and reasoning ability on GPA. Creativity Research Journal, 20, 309-318. doi:10.1080/10400410802278776
8. Furlong, M. J., Gilman, R., & Huebner, E. S. (Eds.). (2009). Handbook of positive psychology in schools. New York, NY: Routledge.
9. Gaspar, M. (2001). Interindividual stability of personality traits of children aged 9-14. Review of Psychology, 8, 49-59.
10. Getzels, J. W., & Elkins, K. (1964). Perceptual and cognitive development. Review of Educational Research, 34, 559-573.
11. Getzels, J. W., & Jackson, P. W. (1962). Creativity and intelligence. New York, NY: Wiley.
12. Gralewski, J., & Karwowski, M. (2012). (in press). Creativity and school grades: A case from Poland. Thinking Skills and Creativity.doi:10.1016/j.tsc.2012.03.002
13. Guilford, J. P. (1964). The nature of creativity. In C. W. Taylor (Ed.), Frontiers in psychology (pp. 125-131). Chicago, IL: Scott, Foresman & Co.
14. Guilford, J. P. (1950). Creativity. The American Psychologist, 5, 444-454. doi:10.1037/h0063487
15. Guilford, J. P. (1967). The nature of human intelligence. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
16. Hasan, P., & Butcher, H. J. (1966). Creativity and intelligence: A partial replication with scottish children of getzels'and jackson's study. British Journal of Psychology, 57, 129-135. doi:10.1111/j.2044-8295.1966.tb01013.x
17. Heise, E., Böhme, E., & Körner, S. B. (2010). Montessori-orientierter und traditoneller Grundschulunterricht [Montessori education versus traditional education in elementary school]. Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht, 57, 273-289.
18. Howieson, N. (1981). A longitudinal study of creativity - 1965-1975. The Journal of Creative Behavior, 15, 117-134. doi:10.1002/j.2162-6057.1981.tb00284.x
19. Jaarsveld, S., Lachmann, T., Hamel, R., & van Leeuwen, C. (2010). Solving and creating Raven Progressive Matrices: Reasoning in well- and ill-defined problem spaces. Creativity Research Journal, 22, 304-319. doi:10.1080/10400419.2010.503541
20. Kaufman, J. C., & Baer, J. (Eds.). (2006). Creativity and reason in cognitive development. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
21. Kaufman, J. C., & Beghetto, R. A. (2009). Creativity in schools: A rapidly developing area of positive psychology. In M. J. Furlong, R. Gilman, & E. S. Huebner (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychology in schools (pp. 175-188). New York, NY: Routledge.
22. Klausmeier, H. J., & Wiersma, W. (1964). Relationship of sex, grade level, and locale to performance of high IQ students on divergent thinking tests. Journal of Educational Psychology, 55, 114-119. doi:10.1037/h0041717
23. Kogan, N., & Pankove, E. (1972). Creative ability over a five-year span. Child Development, 43, 427-442. doi:10.2307/1127546
24. Krampen, G. (1996). Kreativitätstest für Vorschul- und Schulkinder [Creativity test for kindergarten and elementary school students]. Göttingen (Germany): Hogrefe.
25. Krampen, G., & Freilinger, J. (1996). Kreativitätsförderung in der Primarschule [Creativity promotion in elementary schools]. Walferdange (Luxembourg): ISERP Press.
26. Krampen, G., Seiger, C., & Steinebach, C. (2012). Kreativität [Creativity]. In R. Zihlmann, D. Jungo, & C. Steinebach (Eds.), Praxis der Positiven Psychologie [Applications of positive psychology] (pp. 76-84). Weinheim (Germany): Beltz.
27. Magnusson, D., & Backteman, G. (1978). Longitudinal stability of person characteristics: Intelligence and creativity. Applied Psychological Measurement, 2, 481-490. doi:10.1177/014662167800200402
28. Mainberger, U. (1977). Test zum divergenten Denken (Kreativität) [Test on Divergent Thinking (Creativity)]. Weinheim (Germany): Beltz.
29. Masters, G. N. (2007). Introduction to the special issue on PISA. Journal of Applied Measurement, 8, 235-236.
30. McCall, W. A. (1939). Measurement. New York, NY: Wiley.
31. McCrae, R. R., Arenberg, D., & Costa, P. T. (1987). Declines in divergent thinking with age: Cross-sectional, longitudinal, and cross-sequential analyses. Psychology and Aging, 2, 130-137. doi:10.1037/0882-7974.2.2.130
32. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (2009). Education at a glance. Paris: OECD.
33. Paris, C., Edwards, N., Sheffield, E., Mutinsky, M., Olexa, T., Reilly, S., & Baer, J. (2006). How early school experiences impact creativity. In J. C. Kaufman & J. Baer (Eds.), Creativity and reason in cognitive development (pp. 333-350). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
34. Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2004). Character strength and virtues: A handbook and classification. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
35. Pickard, E. (1979). The development of creative ability. Windsor (GB): NFER Publishing.
36. Rattat, A. C., & Droit-Volet, S. (2005). Long-term memory for duration: Functioning and development. Psychologie Française, 50, 99-116. doi:10.1016/j.psfr.2004.10.006
37. Raven, J. C., Court, J., & Raven, J., Jr. (1979). Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM). Weinheim (Germany): Beltz.
38. Renzulli, J. S., & Reis, S. M. (2001). Developing creativity in children through the enrichment triad model. In T. P. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.), Promoting creativity across the life span (pp. 127-156). Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America.
39. Rindermann, H. (2007). The g-factor of international cognitive ability comparisons: The homogeneity of results in PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS and IQ-tests across nations. European Journal of Personality, 21, 667-706. doi:10.1002/per.634
40. Schubert, D. S. P. (1973). Intelligence as necessary but not sufficient for creativity. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 122, 45-47.
41. Seligman, M. E. P., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Positive psychology: An introduction. The American Psychologist, 55, 5-14. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.55.1.5
42. Seligman, M. E. P. (2002). Authentic happiness: Using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment. New York, NY: Free Press.
43. Simonton, D. K. (2000). Creativity. The American Psychologist, 55, 151-158. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.55.1.151
44. Smith, G. J. W., & Carlsson, I. (1983). Creativity in early and middle school years. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 6, 167-195.
45. Sparfeldt, J. R., Wirthwein, L., & Rost, D. H. (2009). Hochbegabt und einfallslos? [Gifted and not creative]. Zeitschrift fur Padagogische Psychologie, 23, 31-39. doi:10.1024/1010-0652.23.1.31
46. Sternberg, R. J., & Lubart, T. I. (1991). An investment theory of creativity and its development. Human Development, 34, 1-31. doi:10.1159/000277029
47. Torrance, E. P. (1963). Education and the creative potential. Minneapolis, MI: University of Minnesota Press.
48. Torrance, E. P. (1968). A longitudinal examination of the fourth grade slump in creativity. Gifted Child Quarterly, 12, 195-199.
49. Torrance, E. P. (1981a). Predicting the creativity of elementary school children (1958-80) and the teachers who "made a difference". [Reprint in D. J. Treffinger (Ed.), Creativity and giftedness (pp. 35-49). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin]. Gifted Child Quarterly, 25, 55-62. doi:10.1177/001698628102500203
50. Torrance, E. P. (1981b). Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement. Bensenville, IL: Scholastic Testing Service.
51. Treffinger, D. J. (1980). Encouraging creative learning for the gifted and talented. Ventura, CA: LTI Publications.
52. Treffinger, D. T., Isaksen, S. G., & Firestien, R. L. (1983). Theoretical perspectives on creative learning and its facilitation: An overview. The Journal of Creative Behavior, 17, 9-17. doi:10.1002/j.2162-6057.1983.tb00970.x
53. Wallach, M. A., & Kogan, N. (1965). A new look at the creativity-intelligence distinction. Journal of Personality, 33, 348-369. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.1965.tb01391.x
54. Wechsler, S. M., Oliveira Nunes, M. F., Schelini, P. W., Ferreira, A. A., & Pascoal, P. A. (2010). Creativity and intelligence: Analyzing developmental similarities and discrepancies. Estudos de Psicologia, 15, 243-250. doi:10.1590/S1413-294X2010000300003
55. Zachopoulou, E., Makri, A., & Pollatou, E. (2009). Evaluation of children's creativity: Psychometric properties of Torrance's 'Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement Test'. Early Child Development and Care, 179, 317-328. doi:10.1080/03004430601078669