In my own words:
Two experiments were compared. Creativity was measured on collages. Technical skills were evaluated differently than creativity. Participants were asked about reactions like motivation.
First, had participants work in small groups, the others worked alone.
Second, had participants who were being watched, which lead to thoughts that they were being evaluated.
Outcome: Working in groups had no effect, surveillance had a negative effect and those expecting evaluation had negative effects.
Ideas I would like to remember:
This scientific study supports:
*Simple (algorithmic) tasks were better performed with others- increasing speed and accuracy.
*Interest/enjoyment produced more creative outcome
*Complex tasks were performed better alone when they had the freedom to take risks and explore new cognitive pathways without directly related to solution mentality
Hi Tammy!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog post! I, too had chosen this article and also highlighted those same points. Don't you find it interesting that surveillance had a negative affect on the level of creativity?! What are we doing then as teachers, when we tell students to create something, and then closely monitor and evaluate them? This is what I have been stumped on for days!
-Fatma Pathan
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