The Role and Efficacy of Creative Imagination in Concept Formation: A Study of Variables for Children in Primary School

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS:

Comment 1: According to template, abstract needs to have 200 words maximum. In this version of paper, abstract has 234 words. Try to reduce number of words

Comment 2: References should be numbered in order of appearance and indicated by a numeral in square brackets

Comment 3: Chapter References - references must be numbered in order of appearance in the text. Also is necessary to form all references according to the template (see Template document)

Comment 4: All chapters need to have numbers!

Wrong: The Quantitative Framework

Correct: 1. The Quantitative Framework

Comment 5: After keywords, paper starts with the sentence - "Creative Imagination appears to be active…" There is no chapter title!

Comment 6: page 11- The table name is missing above the table

Comment 7: page 11 – in first column of table

Wrong: Títle

Correct: Title

Comment 8: page 11 – in second column of table

Wrong: Grupo

Correct: Group

Comment 9: page 11 – in third column of table

Wrong: Media

Correct: Median or Mean

Comment 10: page 11 – row 9 in text

Written: (annexed)

Proposal: (Appendix 1 or Appendix A)

Comment 11: page 22

Written: Anexe 1

Proposal: Appendix 1 or Appendix A

Comment 12: page 22

Wrong: Correlation Indicators for Narrative, Graphic and General Creativity

Correct: Table 6. Correlation Indicators for Narrative, Graphic and General Creativity

Comment 13: page 22 - in first column of table is necessary to use English words (please translate on English)

Comment 14: page 22 – the table is not readable - increase the width of the columns

Comment 15: page 13- Table 3 is missing

Comment 16: page 15- The table name should be above the table

Comment 17: page 16- The table name should be above the table

Comment 18: page 15

Wrong: Figure 3: General Creativity Post - test

Correct: Figure 3. General Creativity Post - test

Comment 19: page 15

Wrong: Table 4: Correlation Creativity Narrative to General Creativity

Correct: Table 4. Correlation Creativity Narrative to General Creativity

Comment 20: page 15 - row 9 in text

Written: (Annex 1)

Proposal: (Appendix 1 or Appendix A)

Comment 21: page 15 - row 6 in text

Written: (see attached Table 4)

Proposal: (see Table 4)

Comment 22: page 16

Wrong: Table 5: Correlation of Graphic Creativity to General Creativity

Correct: Table 5. Correlation of Graphic Creativity to General Creativity

Comment 23: page 14

Wrong: Figure 1: Narrative Creativity

Correct: Figure 1. Narrative Creativity

Comment 24: page 14

Wrong: Figure 2: Graphic Creativity (Post – test)

Correct: Figure 2. Graphic Creativity (Post – test)

Comment 25: page 13 – in first column of table

Wrong: Títle

Correct: Title

Comment 26: page 13 – in second column of table

Wrong: Grupo

Correct: Group

Comment 27: page 12 – in first column of table

Wrong: Títle

Correct: Title

Comment 28: page 12

Wrong: Table 1. Mean and Standard deviation calculated…

Correct: Table 1. Mean and Standard deviation calculated…

Comment 29: page 13

Wrong: Table 2. Standard Deviation in Post – Test variables…

Correct: Table 2. Standard Deviation in Post – Test variables…

Author Response

Dear Reviewer 

We have followed your instructions strictly and specifically, adding a few more very minor modifications or corrections which we hope you would approve.

Here is a detailed response to your suggestions:

Comment 1: According to template, abstract needs to have 200 words maximum. In this version of paper, abstract has 234 words. Try to reduce number of words

NUMBER OF WORDS HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO 200

Comment 2: References should be numbered in order of appearance and indicated by a numeral in square brackets

REFERENCES HAVE NUMBERED WITH SQ. BRACKETS

Comment 3: Chapter References - references must be numbered in order of appearance in the text. Also is necessary to form all references according to the template (see Template document)

REFERENCES HAVE BEEN NUMBERED ACCORDING TO ORDER OF APPEARANCE IN TEXT

Comment 4: All chapters need to have numbers!

Wrong: The Quantitative Framework

Correct: 1. The Quantitative Framework

ALL CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN NUMBERED

Comment 5: After keywords, paper starts with the sentence - "Creative Imagination appears to be active…" There is no chapter title!

                    TITLE ADDED 

Comment 6: page 11- The table name is missing above the table

                        TABLE NAMES ARE NOW PLACED ABOVE

Comment 7: page 11 – in first column of table

Wrong: Títle

Correct: Title

                         CORRECTED

Comment 8: page 11 – in second column of table

Wrong: Grupo

Correct: Group

                 CORRECTED

Comment 9: page 11 – in third column of table

Wrong: Media

Correct: Median or Mean

                 CORRECTED

Comment 10: page 11 – row 9 in text

Written: (annexed)

Proposal: (Appendix 1 or Appendix A)

APPENDIX 1 INSERTED

Comment 11: page 22

Written: Anexe 1

Proposal: Appendix 1 or Appendix A

                     APPENDIX 1 INSERTED

Comment 12: page 22

Wrong: Correlation Indicators for Narrative, Graphic and General Creativity

Correct: Table 6. Correlation Indicators for Narrative, Graphic and General Creativity

                        CORRECTED

Comment 13: page 22 - in first column of table is necessary to use English words (please translate on English)

                        USED ENGLISH WORDS FOR ENTIRE COLUMN

Comment 14: page 22 – the table is not readable - increase the width of the columns

                                 THE WIDTH HAS BEEN INCREASED to 16.5 cms

Comment 15: page 13- Table 3 is missing

                                 CORRECTED

Comment 16: page 15- The table name should be above the table

                            TABLE NAME GIVEN ABOVE

Comment 17: page 16- The table name should be above the table

                 TABLE NAME GIVEN ABOVE

Comment 18: page 15

Wrong: Figure 3: General Creativity Post - test

Correct: Figure 3. General Creativity Post - test

                    CORRECTED

Comment 19: page 15

Wrong: Table 4: Correlation Creativity Narrative to General Creativity

Correct: Table 4. Correlation Creativity Narrative to General Creativity

Comment 20: page 15 - row 9 in text

Written: (Annex 1)

Proposal: (Appendix 1 or Appendix A)

Comment 21: page 15 - row 6 in text

Written: (see attached Table 4)

Proposal: (see Table 4)

                                 'ATTACHED' ERASED

Comment 22: page 16

Wrong: Table 5: Correlation of Graphic Creativity to General Creativity

Correct: Table 5. Correlation of Graphic Creativity to General Creativity

                                                 CORRECTED

Comment 23: page 14

Wrong: Figure 1: Narrative Creativity

Correct: Figure 1. Narrative Creativity

                                             CORRECTED

Comment 24: page 14

Wrong: Figure 2: Graphic Creativity (Post – test)

Correct: Figure 2. Graphic Creativity (Post – test)

                                             CORRECTED

Comment 25: page 13 – in first column of table

Wrong: Títle

Correct: Title

                                     CORRECTED

Comment 26: page 13 – in second column of table

Wrong: Grupo

Correct: Group

                                    CORRECTED

Comment 27: page 12 – in first column of table

Wrong: Títle

Correct: Title

                                             CORRECTED

Comment 28: page 12

Wrong: Table 1. Mean and Standard deviation calculated…

Correct: Table 1. Mean and Standard deviation calculated…

Comment 29: page 13

Wrong: Table 2. Standard Deviation in Post – Test variables…

Correct: Table 2. Standard Deviation in Post – Test variables…

Comment 11: page 22

Written: Anexe 1

Proposal: Appendix 1 or Appendix A

Comment 12: page 22

Wrong: Correlation Indicators for Narrative, Graphic and General Creativity

Correct: Table 6. Correlation Indicators for Narrative, Graphic and General Creativity

                                        CORRECTED 

Comment 13: page 22 - in first column of table is necessary to use English words (please translate on English)

                                             CORRECTED

Comment 14: page 22 – the table is not readable - increase the width of the columns

                                         CORRECTED

Comment 15: page 13- Table 3 is missing

                                         ADDED

Comment 16: page 15- The table name should be above the table

                                     ADDED ABOVE

Comment 17: page 16- The table name should be above the table

                                     ADDED ABOVE

Comment 18: page 15

Wrong: Figure 3: General Creativity Post - test

Correct: Figure 3. General Creativity Post - test

                                         CORRECTED

Comment 19: page 15

Wrong: Table 4: Correlation Creativity Narrative to General Creativity

Correct: Table 4. Correlation Creativity Narrative to General Creativity

                                         CORRECTED

Comment 20: page 15 - row 9 in text

Written: (Annex 1)

Proposal: (Appendix 1 or Appendix A)

Comment 21: page 15 - row 6 in text

Written: (see attached Table 4)

Proposal: (see Table 4)

                                     CORRECTED

Comment 22: page 16

Wrong: Table 5: Correlation of Graphic Creativity to General Creativity

Correct: Table 5. Correlation of Graphic Creativity to General Creativity

                                         CORRECTED

Comment 23: page 14

Wrong: Figure 1: Narrative Creativity

Correct: Figure 1. Narrative Creativity

                                 CORRECTED

Comment 24: page 14

Wrong: Figure 2: Graphic Creativity (Post – test)

Correct: Figure 2. Graphic Creativity (Post – test)

                                 CORRECTED

Comment 25: page 13 – in first column of table

Wrong: Títle

Correct: Title

                                             CORRECTED

Comment 26: page 13 – in second column of table

Wrong: Grupo

Correct: Group

                                         CORRECTED

Comment 27: page 12 – in first column of table

Wrong: Títle

Correct: Title

                                     CORRECTED

Comment 28: page 12

Wrong: Table 1. Mean and Standard deviation calculated…

Correct: Table 1. Mean and Standard deviation calculated…

                                     CORRECTED

Comment 29: page 13

Wrong: Table 2. Standard Deviation in Post – Test variables…

Correct: Table 2. Standard Deviation in Post – Test variables…

                                        CORRECTED

Reviewer 2 Report

In the summary you must indicate the number of participants, the number of boys and girls who participated in the study.

Present the objectives of the study more clearly

It is suggested that the authors discuss the most current study results for the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2105, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Discuss these results with the results of

(López 2010; Zacatelo et al. 2013; Lopéz-Martinez 2017, López (2015), Perez and Avila (2014)

The conclusions must respond more clearly than they do to whether the objectives of the study have been achieved and to what extent they have been achieved.

Unify the bibliographical references. The authors must comply with the journal publication standards

Artola, T., Ancillo, I., Barraca, J., Mosteiro, P. y Pina, J. (2004). PIC, Prueba de Imaginación 4 Creativa.Madrid: TEA Ediciones. 5

ARTOLA, T.; ANCILLO, I.; BARRACA, J.; MOSTEIRO, P. (2004, 2012). Manual de La prueba de 6 imaginación creativa. Madrid: TEA Ediciones.

The reading of Annex 1 must be in English

Author Response

In the summary you must indicate the number of participants, the number of boys and girls who participated in the study.

Present the objectives of the study more clearly

We added a section on objectives of research

It is suggested that the authors discuss the most current study results for the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2105, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Discuss these results with the results of

(López 2010; Zacatelo et al. 2013; Lopéz-Martinez 2017, López (2015), Perez and Avila (2014)

References have been integrated in discussions of results, page 18

The conclusions must respond more clearly than they do to whether the objectives of the study have been achieved and to what extent they have been achieved.

Conclusion has been modified

Unify the bibliographical references. The authors must comply with the journal publication standards

Bibliographical information corrected

Artola, T., Ancillo, I., Barraca, J., Mosteiro, P. y Pina, J. (2004). PIC, Prueba de Imaginación 4 Creativa.Madrid: TEA Ediciones. 5

ARTOLA, T.; ANCILLO, I.; BARRACA, J.; MOSTEIRO, P. (2004, 2012). Manual de La prueba de 6 imaginación creativa. Madrid: TEA Ediciones.

The reading of Annex 1 must be in English

Appendix 1 as per reviewer 1 suggestion added and translated into English