by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Karakelle, S. (2009). Enhancing fluent and flexible thinking through the creative drama process. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 4(2), 124-129.Abstract:This study uses two sub-parts of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (1974), to measure flexibility and fluency,...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Koutsoupidou, T., & Hargreaves, D. J. (2009). An experimental study of the effects of improvisation on the development of children’s creative thinking in music. Psychology of Music, 37(3), 251.Abstract:Researchers used a quasi-experimental design to examine...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Pellico, L., Friedlaender, L., & Fennie, K. P. (2009). Looking is not seeing: Using art to improve observational skills. Journal Of Nursing Education, 48(11), 648-653.Abstract:This quasi-experimental study examines the effects of an art museum experience on the...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Dunbar, K. N. (2008). Arts education, the brain, and language. In C. Asbury & C. Rich (Eds.) Learning, Arts, and the Brain. New York, NY: Dana Foundation.Abstract:This study uses neuroscientific methods to examine whether there are cognitive differences between...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Forgeard, M., Winner, E., Norton, A., & Schlaug, G. (2008). Practicing a musical instrument in childhood is associated with enhanced verbal ability and nonverbal reasoning. PLoS ONE, 3.Abstract:This study examines the association between instrumental music...