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http://dx.doi.org/10.5723/kjcs.2016.37.3.135

Preschoolers' Language Ability, Cognitive Ability, and Peer Relationships by Creative Thinking Group  

Kim, Seong Hui (The Institute of Sangji Creativity Development)
Kim, Mi Young (The Institute of Sangji Creativity Development)
Kim, Kyoung Eun (Department of Child Welfare, Namseoul University)
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Korean Journal of Child Studies / v.37, no.3, 2016 , pp. 135-146 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: This study explored the creative thinking styles of children according to cluster analyses and examined group differences in language ability, cognitive ability, and peer relationships. Methods: The study used the data from the 2012 Panel Study of Korean Children by the Korea Institute of Child Care and Education. The participants comprised 1,681 4-year-olds. Data were analyzed via cluster analyses, ${\chi}^2$ distributions, and ANOVA tests. Results and Conclusion: The results from the cluster analyses based on percentiles of the subfactors of K-FCTYC (Korean Figural Creativity Test for Young Children) indicated four clusters: "divergent creative with openness," "non-creative," "divergent creative," and "multiple creative." Additionally, the four clusters differed by gender, language ability, cognitive ability, and peer relationships.
Keywords
creativity; cluster analysis; gender difference; language ability; cognitive ability; peer relationships;
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