Many studies have been performed on creativity and the measurement of creativity.
However, little is known about the relationship between gender differences and creativity,
particularly in South Afnca. The current study aimed to investigate the difference in
creativity between boys and girls, as well as the development of creativity in late middle
childhood, in the South African context. From the random sample of 1000 primary school
children in late middle childhood (grade 4 to 7) of different races and socio-economic strata
and from different provinces in South Africa, the questionnaires of 707 children could be
used. By using a single cross-sectional design, creativity was measured with subscales of the
Torrance Test of Creative Thinking. The results indicated low average scores of creativity in
South Afncan children. No statistically significant differences in creativity scores were found
between boys and girls. Furthermore, no statistically significant differences in creativity
scores were found between the 9-year-old and the 10- to 12-year-old groups, except for verbal
fluency, where the 10- tol2-year-old children scored higher than the 9-year-old children.
Since the creativity scores were generally lower than the norms for the Torrance Test of
Creative Thinking, it is clear that the development of creativity in particular groups of South
African children may be suboptimal and this phenomenon needs further investigation. / Thesis (M.A. (Clinical Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/167 |
| Date | January 2003 |
| Creators | Brink, Ester Corné |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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