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This study reports the findings of a research project on evaluating the effectiveness of a 20-hour module on creativity which the author facilitated in. This module on creativity was offered to trainee-teachers in the National Institute of Education, who were studying for their Diploma in Education or Postgraduate Diploma in Education. The two main research questions were as follows : First, did the participants find the module to be beneficial for them? Second, did this module result in a substantial change in their conception of creativity? Impressionistic data was needed to answer the first question, while experimental data was needed to answer the second one.

A short survey was designed to collect these two types of data; it was subsequently administered to two groups of participants who attended the 20-hour module on creativity which the author facilitated in. Analysis of the empirical data indicated that the participants found the module to be beneficial for them. In addition, it was also found that a substantial change occurred in their conception of creativity. Limitations of the study were pointed out, and suggestions for future research were offered. Key learning points of this study were also discussed.