Modeling of Radiative Heat Transfer in an Electric Arc Furnace

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B - Radiation is an important means of heat transfer inside an electric arc furnace (EAF). To gain insight into the complex processes of heat transfer...     

Self-instructional use of programmed creativity-training materials with gifted and regular students.

Investigated the effects of the self-instructional use of programmed creativity materials for gifted and regular students. Programmed creativity-training materials were used on an individualized basis. The Purdue Creativity Training Program was made available for self-instruction for 12 wks by half of the 648 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-grade students; the other students comprised the control groups. Pre- and posttests of creative thinking (5 subtests of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking) were administered. Experimental Ss attained significantly greater gains on verbal fluency. It is concluded that creative thinking abilities can be improved through self-instructional progammmed materials for gifted and regular students. (32 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Effects of a creative studies program on structure-of-intellect factors.

Administered a 2-yr sequence of 4 semester-long courses in creative problem solving to college students in an experimental group and gave no training to control students. Each semester emphasized a different aspect of creativity, and effects were assessed at the end of each semester with tests designed to reflect J. P. Guilford's Structure-of-Intellect model. A pretest battery established the initial comparability of 145 experimental and 153 control Ss. 101 experimental and 57 control Ss completed the 4-semester course and/or testing. The training had no significant effect on memory or evaluation operations but significantly improved divergent production, convergent production, and cognition. The data support a multidimensional analysis of creativity, involving not only idea-finding (divergent production) but also knowing (cognition), judging, and implementing ideas (cognition and convergent and divergent production). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)