Table 2 Verbal fluency and creativity data for the Montessori—(M) and traditionally—(T) schooled children.
From: Education shapes the structure of semantic memory and impacts creative thinking
Group | t test or X2 | p values | Cohen’s d or Phi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | T | ||||
Mean total number of responses | 16.4 (5.0) | 14.8 (5.8) | 1.23 | 0.225 | 0.30 |
Number of unique responses | 37/105 | 19/87 | 5.16 | 0.023 | 0.28 |
Creativity divergent | 9.6 (3.7) | 7.1 (5.1) | 2.34 | 0.02 | 0.58 |
Creativity convergent | 5.3 (1.7) | 2.6 (1.3) | 7.10 | <0.001 | 1.74 |
