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University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Educational psychology

1973

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A Comparative Study Of Creativity In Comprehensive And Continuation High School Students, Grades Eleven And Twelve., Russell Louis Chimento Jan 1973

A Comparative Study Of Creativity In Comprehensive And Continuation High School Students, Grades Eleven And Twelve., Russell Louis Chimento

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to investigate and compare relationships which exist between the tested creative behavior or eleventh and twelfth grade continuation high school students and their counterparts in a comprehensive high school. Creativity scores were obtained for each of three ranked IQ groups of students tested at each of the two participating schools. Creativity scores were obtained for each of the four creative ability factors, Fluency, Flexibility, Originality, and Elaboration as measured by the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, Figural--B.


An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Creativity And Socio-Economic Status, Race And Sex Of Seventh-Grade Pupils., Ennis Ray Mcdaniel Jr. Jan 1973

An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Creativity And Socio-Economic Status, Race And Sex Of Seventh-Grade Pupils., Ennis Ray Mcdaniel Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the relationship between the selected variables of socioeconomic status (SES), race and sex of seventh grade students as measured by the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, Verbal Form A and Figural Form B were administered to 192 seventh grade students. Fouty-eight Asain, 48 black, 48 Spanish surnamed and 48 white students, each equally distributed across the SES levels were chosen using a partially stratified random sampling procedure. Half of each group was male. The data were analyzed using a three way analysis of variance procedure.