{"title":"The power of the “be creative” instruction: A meta-analytical evaluation","authors":"Xing Wei , Wangbing Shen , Haiying Long , Fang Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.lmot.2023.101945","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The “be creative” instruction has been reported to improve individuals’ creativity. However, this “be creative” effect has seldom been examined alone in a synthesis study. This study bridged this gap in the literature and conducted a meta-analysis that examines the “be creative” effect on different dimensions of creativity, using the quality and/or quantity of creative solutions, the focus of the instruction, and control group instructions as the moderators. Results showed that the “be creative” instruction had a moderate effect on creativity (<em>d</em> =.69, <em>p</em> < 0.001) and a significant effect on originality (<em>d</em> =.79, <em>p</em> < 0.001) but no effect on fluency (<em>d</em> =.06, <em>p</em> > 0.1) or flexibility (<em>d</em> =.48, <em>p</em> > 0.1) of the products. Meta-regression analyses revealed the specific roles of the moderators in different situations. Implications of these results for educational settings are considered.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47305,"journal":{"name":"Learning and Motivation","volume":"85 ","pages":"Article 101945"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Learning and Motivation","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0023969023000760","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The “be creative” instruction has been reported to improve individuals’ creativity. However, this “be creative” effect has seldom been examined alone in a synthesis study. This study bridged this gap in the literature and conducted a meta-analysis that examines the “be creative” effect on different dimensions of creativity, using the quality and/or quantity of creative solutions, the focus of the instruction, and control group instructions as the moderators. Results showed that the “be creative” instruction had a moderate effect on creativity (d =.69, p < 0.001) and a significant effect on originality (d =.79, p < 0.001) but no effect on fluency (d =.06, p > 0.1) or flexibility (d =.48, p > 0.1) of the products. Meta-regression analyses revealed the specific roles of the moderators in different situations. Implications of these results for educational settings are considered.
期刊介绍:
Learning and Motivation features original experimental research devoted to the analysis of basic phenomena and mechanisms of learning, memory, and motivation. These studies, involving either animal or human subjects, examine behavioral, biological, and evolutionary influences on the learning and motivation processes, and often report on an integrated series of experiments that advance knowledge in this field. Theoretical papers and shorter reports are also considered.