The Relationship of Creativity and Instructional Style Preferences to Overachievement and Underachievement in a Sample of Public School Children.

Authors :: Toth, Linda S.
Baker, Sheldon R.
Source :: Journal of Creative Behavior. 1990 24(3):190-198.
Publication Year :: 1990
Abstract: A literature review both affirms and denies a relationship between creativity and public school achievement. A study involving 116 students from grades 6, 8, and 10 found that high levels of creative ability may contribute to a pattern of underachievement by interfering with convergent thinking within the time constraints of a regular classroom session. (JDD)

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0022-0175
Volume :: 24
Issue :: 3
Database :: ERIC
Journal :: Journal of Creative Behavior
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: EJ418359
Document Type :: Journal Articles<br />Information Analyses<br />Reports - Research

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