Measuring creativity through computer graphics of hearing-impaired children.
The purpose of this study was to investigate variables affecting visual creativity of 31 hearing-impaired children through the medium of computer graphics. These children ranged in age from 8.0 to 15.9 yr. 16 subjects attended total-communication educational programs and 15 subjects attended aural/oral classes. Each subject worked independently at a computer terminal equipped with a graphics menu developed for a subject's use. Hardcopy printouts of four images per subject were evaluated for creativity, aesthetics, and imagery. Analysis suggested that creativity among hearing-impaired children is influenced by age and communication mode used in the educational setting.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003201:Computers; D003405:Creativity; D003638:Deafness / Q000523:psychology*; D004519:Education, Special; D006801:Humans; D008905:Minicomputers; D011340:Problem Solving; D012984:Software