An academic study published by the American Education Research Association found a significant improvement in creativity in students learning the Logo computer language.

The study, authored by Douglas H. Clements, tested 73 eight-year-olds before and after “treatment.” The treatment consisted of 25 weeks of 1. Logo computer programming; 2. non-Logo creativity lessons; and 3. no similar lessons, a control.

The results: “After 25 weeks of treatment, the Logo programming group had significantly higher scores than either of the other groups on the total assessment of figural creativity, and both the Logo and comparison group had significantly higher scores than the control group on verbal creativity.”

The Logo computer language was developed at MIT to teach reasoning to kids. It does a great job! Teachers know what a marvelous teaching tool Logo is. And now homeschoolers have the opportunity to use this for their kids! Logo Adventures, a MotherboardBooks.com curriculum, specifically sparks creativity and reasoning in kids aged 8 to 12.

ref: Am Educ Res J March 20, 1991 vol. 28 no. 1 173-187