Development of Creative Intelligence in Physical Education and Sports Science Students through Body Expression

Abstract

Body expression can enhance movement creativity and at the same time promote the growth of creative intelligence in college age. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of an intervention in body expression classes on the creative intelligence of university students. The 49 participants aged 19 to 38 years engaged in the body expression course for seven weeks, 3 h per week. The Creative Intelligence test (CREA) was applied as an evaluative method to obtain the initial data and after the intervention the test was reapplied. Pre- and post-test results were analyzed and compared by gender and type of sporting background (team or individual sports). The results indicate an overall improvement in creative intelligence with a significant difference between the two evaluations (p < 0.001). Women started with a higher score than men, and although an improvement in their final mean score could be observed, it was not significant. Men, on the other hand, had noted a significant increase (p < 0.001) of these values in the post-test. Regarding the type of sports, at the beginning of the study, both groups had similar results; however, in the final test, the team sports players obtained better scores. In conclusion, body expression, thanks to its content focused on artistic-creative development, has been shown to be useful in the general progression of creative intelligence in college age.

<p>La creatividad en Educación: diferencias por rendimiento, edad y sexo</p>

“…- Vidaci et al (2021) aplicaron un programa de intervención de expresión corporal de 21 horas, durante 7 semanas/sesiones en estudiantes de Ciencias del Deporte con buenos resultados, gracias a su contenido enfocado al desarrollo artístico-creativo.…”

“…El empleo de una intervención didáctica busca generar ambientes de aprendizaje que, por un lado, promuevan la activación de procesos cognitivos superiores (Barrios, 2015), lo que lleva a los alumnos a desarrollar habilidades y competencias para dar respuesta a las diversas problemáticas a las que se enfrentan en los diferentes ámbitos recopilados de una forma innovadora. Y por otro, consigan beneficios a nivel psicológico, lo que es útil para los mejores logros académicos (Vidaci et al, 2021).…”

“…Fuentes (2011),Vidaci et al (2021) tampoco mostraron diferencias entre sexos con estudiantes universitarios.…”

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