Creativity and its Correlation with Writing Report Texts
Dunia Tahir Hameed
College of Education for Humanities/Tikrit University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/Lang.8.4.12
Keywords: Correlation, Creativity and Writing Report Texts
Abstract
This research explores the correlation between creativity and writing report texts among EFL university students at Tikrit University. A quantitative research design is adopted to measure the degree of association between creativity and writing report texts. Using a correlation analysis. A sample of 100 third year college students is randomly selected from the population. Data collection involves two diagnostic tests the first one is to asses creativity and the second diagnostic test is to asses writing report text. Tests are scored based on predefined scoring schemes. The results of the correlation analysis utilizing person correlation coefficient, reveal that there is a correlation coefficient between Iraqi EFL University students' creativity and writing report texts.
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