Wilderness immersion experiences improve convergent creative thinking, with reported gains including a 50% increase on the RAT after four days in nature¶

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q2 i? Multi-day wilderness immersion was followed by significant increases in convergent thinking performance on the Remote Associates Test, including a 50% increase after four days of hiking. → Vella-Brodrick 2024

Evidence¶

Vella-Brodrick 2024¶

Vella-Brodrick, D. A., Lewis, K. J., & Gilowska, K. (2024). Exploring the Nature-Creativity Connection Across Different Settings: A Scoping Review. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09964-0

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The review reports a between-subjects experiment in which hikers completed the RAT on day four of a multi-day wilderness hike against a pre-hike control, showing a "50% increase in creative performance on the RAT". No effect size is printed.

"Atchley et al.'s (2012) study on 56 American hikers on a multi-day hike demonstrated a 50% increase in creative performance on the RAT after 4 days immersed in nature."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Creativity — outcome: instruction changes it

Open inquiry enhances students' scientific and thinking skills, including metacognitive and creative thinking — related

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`title`	`Wilderness immersion experiences improve convergent creative thinking, with reported gains including a 50% increase on the RAT after four days in nature`
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