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Empirical note on creativity as a covariate of learning style preference
E J Boyle1, M A Geiger, J K Pinto
1College of Business Administration, University of Rhode Island, Kingston 02881-0802.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|August 1, 1991
Summary
This study explored the link between preferred learning styles and creativity in college students. Findings indicate no significant relationship between learning style, as measured by Kolb
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- Extensive research exists on students' preferred learning styles using Kolb's Learning Style Inventory.
- Limited investigation has explored how other psychological factors, like creativity, influence these learning styles.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the covariate effects of creativity on preferred learning style.
- To investigate the relationship between learning style and problem-solving creativity.
Main Methods:
- Utilized Kolb's 1985 Learning Style Inventory to assess learning styles.
- Employed Raudsepp's problem-solving creativity scale.
- Analyzed data from a sample of 84 college undergraduates.
Main Results:
- No significant covariate relationship was found between preferred learning style and problem-solving creativity.
- The study did not observe a covariation between the two psychological facets.
Conclusions:
- Creativity, as measured by Raudsepp's scale, does not appear to covary with learning styles identified by Kolb's inventory in this undergraduate sample.
- Further research may be needed to explore potential indirect influences or different measures of creativity and learning styles.