Social Validity of the CREACT (Creative Reversal Act)

• Main Author: Uğur Sak
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkish Journal of Giftedness and Education 2016-12-01
• Series: Turkish Journal of Giftedness and Education
• Subjects: Janusian thinking; CREACT creativity training; CREACT; creativity training
• Online Access: http://tuzed.org/publications/cilt6/tuzed_6_2/tuzed_2016_2_ekersak.pdf

The CREACT is a creativity technique used to develop creative thinking. In the current study the social validity of the CREACT was investigated in thinking skills lessons. The research participants included 307 students who were attending 6th, 7th, and 8th grades in three schools in Eskisehir, Turkey. Four lesson plans were developed using the CREACT for thinking skills courses. Each lesson included a focus concept. The research lasted four weeks with one concept each week. Students were guided by the CREACT form to analyse and discuss the concepts to produce new ideas. A questionnaire was administered to students at the end of four weeks of CREACT instruction to find out students’ perceptions about the use of CREACT in teaching thinking skills. The results showed high satisfactions with the use of the CREACT. Students’ ratings were found significantly higher than the criteria of 4 (agreement). Eighth graders rated the questionnaire items the highest compared to the other grades. Findings show strong evidence in terms of the social validity or student acceptability of the CREACT.