Tests de pensamiento creativo de Torrance (TTCT) : elementos para la validez de constructo en adolescentes portugueses.

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Adaptación de la prueba figurativa del test de pensamiento creativo de Torrance en una muestra de alumnos de los primeros niveles educativos.

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A Monte Carlo Approach for the Cook -Torrance Model

In this work we consider the rendering equation derived from the illumination model called Cook-Torrance model. A Monte Carlo (MC) estimator for numerical treatment of the this equation, which is the Fredholm integral equation of second kind, is constructed and studied.

Wear mechanisms and scale effects in two-body abrasion

The ‘particle size effect’ and its manifestation in abrasion still attracts considerable debate as to its origins and the ranking of its likely causes. Experiments have been conducted to study the important contribution that the formation of wear debris can have on the progression of wear. The experiments consist of unlubricated (dry) pin-on-disk tests with silicon carbide coated paper of varying particle size, with different pin material, diameter and loads. It has been observed that the influence of debris formation on wear rate is more pronounced for fine abrasives and soft-wearing materials. Consequently, it is proposed that the particle size effect can be explained in terms of geometrical scaling and the evolution of third-body effects with diminishing particle diameter.

Survey of Spring Oats for Barley Yellow Dwarf Viruses in Illinois

During the spring of 1987, 1,215 samples of spring oats (Avena sativa L.) were collected in Madison, Champaign, Woodford, Warren, and DeKalb counties, Illinois. At each site on each of three sampling dates, 45 samples were collected (regardless of symptoms) in a W pattern in I ha and tested for the PAY, MAV, RPV, and RMV serotypes of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) by direct doubleantibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RMV was not detected at any location. PAY and RPV were detected at all locations, as early as 17 April in Champaign County. The incidences of P A V and RPV from all plants sampled ranged from 2 to 64% and from 2 to 88%, respectively. Highest incidences of both strains were in May samples [rom Woodford County. MAV was detected in lower incidences (2-16%) only in samples from the central region of the state (Champaign, Woodford, and Warren counties). The presence of MA V serotypes was confirmed in triple-antibody sandwich ELISA with the MA V -specific MAFF2 monoclonal antibody from L. Torrance. In the last previous survey for BYDV in Illinois during 1967-1968 (1), about 75% of the isolates were PAY and about 20% were RPV; single isolates of RMV and MAV were found. Twenty years later, 55% were PAY, 39% were RPV, and 6% were MAV.

Intercalation of kaolins by alkaline earth metal salts

A suite of new materials, based on chemical modification of kaolins, has been successfully prepared via manipulation of the kaolin structure and subsequent intercalation by CaCl2 and MgCl2. A standard kaolinite(KGa-1)and a commercially available halloysite (New Zealand china clay) were used for this study. The kaolins are given several cycles of intercalation and deintercalation using a common intercalant such as potassium acetate. The number of cycles given depends on the type of kaolin. After this treatment, both kaolinite and halloysite hydrate show considerable broadening of the (00l) reflections which indicate extensive exfoliation of the layers. In the case of kaolinite, exfoliated layers roll to form tubes similar to proper halloysite. Kaolins modified by the above treatment readily intercalate MgCl2 and CaCl2 from saturated solutions of these salts. On intercalation with CaCl2 and MgCl2, kaolinite layers expand to 10A and 9.8A, and those of halloysite to 12.8A and 15.5A, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first report of successful intercalation of alkaline-earth halides by kaolins.

O papel das TIC no desenvolvimento da criatividade : percepções dos professores de EVT e EV e construção de critérios de avaliação

Tese de mestrado, Ciências da Educação (Tecnologias Educativas), Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Educação, 2010

The relationship between creativity and moral judgment

A sample of 50 male and female subjects ranging in age from 12 to 73 were divided into three groups according to the scale of maturity of moral judgment developed by Lawrence Kohlberg. Subjects were also tested on a measure of creativity developed by Torrance after the formulations of Guilford in order to test the hypothesis that the re^- lationship between creativity and maturity of moral judgment is curvilinear. Researchers have failed to develop any working hypothesis concerning the relationship between creativity and moral judgment or postulate any consistent theoretical framework concerning the possible relationship between these two constructs. The empirical investigation involved a scientific testing of a random selection of elementary subjects9 high school adolescents, and creative adults. Tests included Kohlberg8s Moral dilemmas and Guilford's Product Improvement Task. A trend analysis was conducted to reveal whether or not a curvilinear relationship existed between the independent variable (Moral Maturity Stages) and the de~ pe dent variable (creativity performance under each level). Curvilinear trends were observed in two out of four creativity subscales but were not statistically significant. It was concluded that these contradictory findings were due to the relatively small number of subjects tested, the narrow range or moral judgment scores, and the limited conception of creativity defined by the creativity measure used (The Product Improvement Task). It was suggested that an instrument assessing an identity status would be most useful as well as a creativity measure better suited for a theory of creativity essentially developmental in perspective.

Seguimiento y estudio psicopedagógico de niños bien dotados : análisis de una muestra de niños andaluces.

Analizar las características de los niños bien dotados en cuanto a diversos aspectos psicosociales, creativos y de personalidad. 38 alumnos de séptimo de EGB identificados como bien dotados. Selección de la batería de pruebas. Aplicación de pruebas colectivas a los alumnos. Tratamiento estadístico de los datos mediante la aplicación de pruebas no paramétricas (Kruskal Walis), la prueba de comparación de las proporciones en grupos independientes y la Chi cuadrado. Pruebas psicopedagógicas de García Yagüe, prueba sociométrica, cuestionario de personalidad 16 PF de R.B. Cattell, cuestionario sobre gustos y aficiones, pruebas de creatividad de Torrance, entrevista a los alumnos y fichas de calificaciones finales del curso anterior. Análisis factorial, análisis de varianza, técnica estadística. En relación a los rasgos de personalidad de los bien dotados se constata que son chicos-as socialmente bien integrados dentro de su grupo, destacando en aspectos tales como simpatía y compañerismo, y considerados por sus compañeros como los más inteligentes y estudiosos de la clase. Los identificados como bien dotados superan significativamente a los medios en la mayoría de las variables de personalidad, creatividad, pedagógicas y de rendimiento escolar. Entre los bien dotados no se aprecian tantas diferencias atribuídas al sexo (salvo en creatividad) como en el grupo de los medios, donde resaltan con mayor nitidez ciertos rasgos adscritos culturalmente a uno u otro sexo.

Comparación de dos programas de instrucción estratégica y autorregulada para la mejora de la competencia escrita.

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