The development of communicative competence of the pupil creative personalit

У статті визначено змістове наповнення ключових понять проблеми, визначені особливості компетентнісного підходу, виявлені істотні характеристики комунікативної компетентності учнів сільської школи. розроблені напрями розвитку комунікативної компетентності обдарованої дитини.В статье определено содержательное наполнение ключевых понятий проблемы, определены особенности компетентносного подхода, выявлены существенные характеристики коммуникативной компетентности учеников сельской школы, разработаны направления развития коммуникативной компетентности одаренного ребенка.Key concepts of the problem and their meaning are reflected in the article, the peculiarities of competent approach are determined; the main characteristics of communicative competence pupils of rural school are joined, developed directions of communicative competence of a talented child

The Relationship of Creativity Domains with Personality Traits and Academic Environment in Higher Education

Creativity assessment is the cornerstone of effective creativity development in higher education It is one of the main topics in creativity research as it is one of the most difficult skill to measure in any of the 21 st century skills We argue that in additions to the big five creativity in higher education is related to the environment and that more research is needed to understand this relations Therefore this study aimed to investigate this relations specifically creativity domain with personality traits and the academic environment Measures for these constructs were administered to 103 Malaysian undergraduate students In order to examine the nature of the relations between creative personality and other constructs we used Structural Equation Modeling The results indicate that the model is valid and reliable for assessing the creative person of higher education students This study showed that both personality traits and academic environment are important to assess the creative personalit

Examining the construct validity of broad personality measures for intellectually gifted adolescents: are we getting unique information relative to vocational preferences?

Is the personality structure for intellectually talented adolescents (age 13) similar to the structure found in adults, or is it still maturing? Moreover, is it worthwhile to assess generic personality dimensions in this population if vocational interests are already assessed? Schmidt, Lubinski, and Benbow (under review) examined whether measures of preferences were construct valid for intellectually talented adolescents. One of the goals of the current research was to extend that examination to traditional personality instruments originally designed for use in adult populations. The extent to which the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ, Tellegen & Waller, in press) and the Adjective Check List (ACL, Gough & Heilbrun, 1983) can be used appropriately and profitably with intellectually talented 13-year olds was examined. Convergent and discriminant correlational patterns of the ACL and MPQ scales were in accordance with theoretical expectations across 91 external criteria. This provided substantial evidence for the construct validity of these instruments with intellectually talented adolescents. Another goal of the current research was to examine if the MPQ and ACL were providing incremental validity relative to one another. Initial evidence suggested that the MPQ and ACL might be assessing redundant sources of individual differences. Thus, regression equations were designed to forecast the scales of each instrument from the opposing instrument. These equations were cross-validated concurrently, predictively, and retrospectively. By combining extrinsic convergent validation and cross-validation techniques, the conceptual equivalence of actual instrument scales and the forecasted scales was examined. These analyses suggested that the MPQ was able to account for much of the psychologically significant variance in the ACL scales, with respect to the external criteria used here. A final goal was to examine whether the MPQ and ACL were providing incremental validity relative to the Strong Interest Inventory (Harmon, Hansen, Borgen, & Hammer, 1994). Interests and personality showed some degree of overlap; however, they seemed to be assessing somewhat distinct domains. In particular, they showed differential patterns of multiple correlations with external criteria. This suggests that it is psychologically informative to assess both domains

Acute Exercise and Creativity: Embodied Cognition Approaches

This dissertation manuscript is the culmination of three years of research examining several unique, exercise-induced mechanisms underlying creativity. This collection of work addresses historical and current empirical concepts of creativity in a narrative review, providing recommendations for future research. Several reviews follow this introduction, highlighting the proposed effects of exercise on creativity, putative mechanisms for creativity, and the effects of exercise and embodied manipulations on creative behavior. Multiple experiments utilizing moderate-intensity exercise as a theoretical stimulus for higher-order cognitions were conducted to investigate associations between exercise and creativity, which lead to the final dissertation experiment. The dissertation experiment was the first to provide statistically significant evidence for acute, moderate-intensity treadmill exercise coupled with anagram problem-solving to prime subsequent RAT completion compared to a non-exercise, priming only condition. We emphasize that the additive effects of exercise plus priming may be a viable strategy for enhancing verbal convergent creativity. Future research is warranted to explore a variety of priming effects on the relationship between exercise, embodied interventions, and creativityThis dissertation manuscript is the culmination of three years of research examining several unique, exercise-induced mechanisms underlying creativity. This collection of work addresses historical and current empirical concepts of creativity in a narrative review, providing recommendations for future research. Several reviews follow this introduction, highlighting the proposed effects of exercise on creativity, putative mechanisms for creativity, and the effects of exercise and embodied manipulations on creative behavior. Multiple experiments utilizing moderate-intensity exercise as a theoretical stimulus for higher-order cognitions were conducted to investigate associations between exercise and creativity, which lead to the final dissertation experiment. The dissertation experiment was the first to provide statistically significant evidence for acute, moderate-intensity treadmill exercise coupled with anagram problem-solving to prime subsequent RAT completion compared to a non-exercise, priming only condition. We emphasize that the additive effects of exercise plus priming may be a viable strategy for enhancing verbal convergent creativity. Future research is warranted to explore a variety of priming effects on the relationship between exercise, embodied interventions, and creativit

Entrepreneurial openness, creativity, and firm growth

A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology offers some insights into how entrepreneurs’ creativity and company growth can be affected by entrepreneurial openness and creative personalit