The Effect of Using the National School Network of Iran (growth) on Students’ Creativity and Academic Achievement Motivation

 The general purpose of this study was to examine the effect of using the growth network on creativity and academic achievement of grade two female students of primary schools in Sari. This research study was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of method it was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population consisted of all grade two female students of primary schools in Sari in the academic year 1300-1400 who totaled to 6478 people. Due to the quasi-experimental nature of the study, 60 people (30 in the experimental group and 30 in the control group) were recruited by random-Multi-stage cluster sampling. To collect the data, Torrance Creativity Questionnaire (1959) with 60 items and four scales (fluidity, semantic expansion, initiative and responsiveness) and Hermans Progress Motivation Questionnaire (1970) with 29 items were used. The face and content validity of the instruments were secured and their reliabilities were obtained using Cronbach's alpha coefficient which for Creativity Questionnaire yielded 0.766 and for Progress Motivation Questionnaire was estimated to be 0.779. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOA) were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the use of growth network for creativity and academic achievement of grade two female students of primary schools in Sari has a significant effect. Using the network to increase creativity (fluidity, semantic expansion, initiative and conceptualization) also was demonstrated to exert a significant effect