Comparison of Problem Finding Ability, Creative Thinking Ability, Creative Tendency, Science Process Skill between the Scientifically Gifted and General Students

과학영재 학생과 일반 학생의 문제 발견력, 창의적 사고력, 창의적 성향, 과학 탐구 능력 비교

The purpose of this study was to compare problem finding ability, creative thinking ability, creative tendency, and science process skill between the scientifically gifted students and the general students. For this study, problem finding ability test, integrating creativity test, and science process skill test were conducted to the elementary gifted students (n=95) in science and the general students (n=149) at the same school district. The results of this study were as follows: The mean scores of problem finding, creative thinking, creative tendency, and science process skill of the gifted students were statistically higher than the general students. The problem finding ability had partially weak correlation with sub-domains of the creative thinking ability, creative tendency, and science process skill. Findings suggest that there are needs of further study about factors affecting problem finding and considering the degree of structure of problem situation.