Intelligence and Creativity: Over the Threshold Together?
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| Title: | Intelligence and Creativity: Over the Threshold Together? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Welter, Marisete Maria, Jaarsveld, Saskia, van Leeuwen, Cees, Lachmann, Thomas |
| Source: | Creativity Research Journal. 2016 28(2):212-218. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 7 |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: | Prediction, Creativity, Longitudinal Studies, Correlation, Scores, Gender Differences, Instructional Program Divisions, Intelligence Quotient, Elementary School Students, Student Motivation, Tests, Statistical Analysis |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Raven Progressive Matrices |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10400419.2016.1162564 |
| ISSN: | 1040-0419 |
| Abstract: | Threshold theory predicts a positive correlation between IQ and creativity scores up to an IQ level of 120 and no correlation above this threshold. Primary school children were tested at beginning (N = 98) and ending (N = 70) of the school year. Participants performed the standard progressive matrices (SPM) and the Test of Creative Thinking--Drawing Production (TCT-DP). Each child with IQ = 120 was grade-and-gender matched to a child with IQ < 120. Results in accordance with the threshold theory were found only for female children in the highest grade level (Grade 4). Longitudinal analysis implies that a subgroup of children goes down in IQ and creativity simultaneously, possibly due to motivational issues. Their correlated scores may be a source of evidence for the threshold theory. The relationship between intelligence and creativity is not straightforward and depends on a combination of factors including grade level and gender. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 23 |
| Entry Date: | 2016 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1100519 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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