Errors and Understanding: The Effects of Error-Management Training on Creative Problem-Solving

People make errors in their creative problem-solving efforts. The intent of this article was to assess whether error-management training would improve performance on creative problem-solving tasks. Undergraduates were asked to solve an educational leadership problem known to call for creative though...

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Published in:Creativity research journal 2012-04, Vol.24 (2-3), p.220-234
Main Authors: Robledo, Issac C., Hester, Kimberly S., Peterson, David R., Barrett, Jamie D., Day, Eric A., Hougen, Dean P., Mumford, Michael D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Creative Thinking
Creativity
Error Correction
Human error
Instructional Effectiveness
Management training
Pretests Posttests
Problem Solving
Rating Scales
Studies
Training
Undergraduate Students
United States (Southwest)
Vandenberg Mental Rotations Test
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Summary:People make errors in their creative problem-solving efforts. The intent of this article was to assess whether error-management training would improve performance on creative problem-solving tasks. Undergraduates were asked to solve an educational leadership problem known to call for creative thought where problem solutions were scored for quality, originality, and elegance. Prior to beginning work on their problem solutions, participants were provided with training in 0 to 4 error-management strategies. It was found that error-management training was beneficial for talented people (as indicated by scores on the pretraining exercise) resulting in solutions of greater originality. The implications of these findings for improving performance on creative problem-solving tasks are discussed.
ISSN:1040-0419
1532-6934
DOI:10.1080/10400419.2012.677352