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The control group of 15 students did not receive the guided imagery, but was given the same creative storytelling assignment. A count of sensory details was taken which resulted in a raw score for each student for each assignment. The raw scores were then converted to mean scores. The analysis of data revealed that students who received the guided imagery lessons prior to creative storytelling used more sensory details per student than girls, and that the oldest students used the most sensory details in their creative storytelling. 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The analysis of data revealed that students who received the guided imagery lessons prior to creative storytelling used more sensory details per student than girls, and that the oldest students used the most sensory details in their creative storytelling. 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The data was gathered from nine weeks of dictated creative stories of 30 kindergarten children. An experimental group of 15 students received guided imagery lessons prior to creative storytelling. The control group of 15 students did not receive the guided imagery, but was given the same creative storytelling assignment. A count of sensory details was taken which resulted in a raw score for each student for each assignment. The raw scores were then converted to mean scores. The analysis of data revealed that students who received the guided imagery lessons prior to creative storytelling used more sensory details per student than girls, and that the oldest students used the most sensory details in their creative storytelling. 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