dc.contributor.author	Leathers, Fran	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Southeast Georgia	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	2000-2001	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-10-02T14:30:49Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-02T17:28:59Z
dc.date.available	2009-10-02T14:30:49Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-03-02T17:28:59Z
dc.date.issued	2001-12	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/340	en_US
dc.description.abstract	In an attempt to associate student creativity and the use of interactive software, an action research project was designed and implemented in an elementary school. The action research compared the effect of using two types of instruction, Discovery Learning and Direct Teacher Instruction, when teaching 5th grade students to use MicroWorlds software in order to create a multimedia presentation. Creativity assessment instruments were used to measure creativity levels of participants both pre-project and post-project. Projects themselves were also evaluated. Of the 36 gifted fifth graders who participated, there were thirteen in the Discovery Group, fourteen in the Direct-Instruction Group, and nine in a group who had no exposure to MicroWorlds software. The presentations of the Direct-Instruction Group were judged by the researcher and two other gifted education teachers to be more creative than the other two groups; however, the instruments employed to compare students' overall creative ability at the beginning and the end of the project did not show significant change despite the instructional style. Unexpected findings exclusively related to the Discovery Group included an increase in learner confidence, growth in learner independence, and a heightened sense of enjoyment related to discovering how to operate the software.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Valdosta State University	en_US
dc.rights	Copyright protected. Unauthorized reproduction or use beyond the exceptions granted by the Fair Use clause of U.S. Copyright law may violate federal law.	en_US
dc.subject	Creativity	en_US
dc.subject	Interactive software	en_US
dc.subject	Discovery learning	en_US
dc.subject	Direct teacher	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Educational technology	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Teaching--Aids and devices	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Computer-assisted instruction	en_US
dc.title	The Effects of Teaching Style on Creativity	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Curriculum and Instructional Technology	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Schmertzing, Lorraine	en_US
dc.description.committee	Leader, Lars	en_US
dc.description.committee	Zahner, Jane	en_US
dc.description.degree	Ed.S.	en_US
dc.description.major	Instructional Technology	en_US