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The impact of LOGO on gifted children's achievement and creativity
Author(s) -
Subhi T.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2729.1999.152082.x
Subject(s) - creativity , torrance tests of creative thinking , mathematics education , logo (programming language) , psychology , task (project management) , intervention (counseling) , creative thinking , computer science , social psychology , management , psychiatry , economics , programming language
It was hypothesised that problem solving via the Arabic logo programming environment would enhance gifted children's mathematics achievement and their creativity as measured by their performance on Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) and Mathematical Skills Assessment (MSA). The study findings extend previous research by indicating that problem solving via the LOGO programming environment can enhance mathematics achievement and creativity in figural, as well as verbal, domains. The evaluation of a large number of previous studies on the enhancement of creativity concluded that many of these studies have a positive effect. An implication is that computer environments may offer appropriate special provisions to meet the special needs of gifted children. In addition, this experiment provided some evidence that if gifted children work in pairs the need for teacher intervention to motivate the children is decreased. Also, if gifted children choose their own goals this increases their motivation and task commitment but might also restrict the range of mathematical ideas used.