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Are Boys More Creative than Girls? -Based on the Scientific Creativity of Gifted Students-  

Shin, Ji-Eun (Department of Earth Science, Seoul National University)
Jung, Hyun-Chul (Department of Earth Science, Seoul National University)
Choe, Seung-Urn (Department of Earth Science, Seoul National University)
Han, Ki-Soon (Department of Education, University of Incheon)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.23, no.4, 2002 , pp. 324-333 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recent studies have indicated that boys show better scientific achievements compared to those of girls. It is also a general conception that boys would be better than girls in terms of scientific creative performances and potential, although there have been few studies to support the general opinion. As the gifted education in Korea is progressing very rapidly, the importance of understanding the creative characteristics of gifted boys and girls has been increased. In the present study, we have compared and analyzed three different measures of creativity utilizing 135 gifted students (77 boys and 58 girls) to provide an empirical evidence for the different degrees of creative performances between gifted boys and girls. The instruments used to measure diverse aspects of creativity include the Torrance Test of Creativity (TTCT), the Test of Creative Problem-solving and Finding in Science (CPFS), and the Creative Behavioral Checklist in Science(CBCS). The results of the study indicate that girls, rather than boys, showed better creative performances, demonstrating moderately higher average scores on the three creative measures used in the study. The results are in contrast to people's general conception that boys would be more creative than girls. Implications of the study in connection with identification and educational practices for gifted education program have been discussed.
Keywords
creativity; giftedness; scientific creativity; sex differences;
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