Components of Original Thinking in Gifted Children

Components of Original Thinking in Gifted Children

The dimensionality of the construct of original thinking was examined by using measures designed to control both for the occurrence of confounding of the construct of originality by that of fluency and for task ambiguity. Subjects were 315 gifted children in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:Educational and psychological measurement 1988-03, Vol.48 (1), p.5-16
Hauptverfasser: Zarnegar, Zohreh, Hocevar, Dennis, Michael, William B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Biological and medical sciences
Developmental psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
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Zusammenfassung:The dimensionality of the construct of original thinking was examined by using measures designed to control both for the occurrence of confounding of the construct of originality by that of fluency and for task ambiguity. Subjects were 315 gifted children in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. The results indicated that original thinking was conceptually distinct from general intelligence. Evidence for a general originality construct was mixed. Theoretical and methodological implications are discussed.
ISSN:0013-1644
1552-3888
DOI:10.1177/001316448804800103