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Zhang, Shun; Zhang, Muzi; Zhang, Jinghuan – Creativity Research Journal, 2014
One critical step toward to a better understanding of creativity is to unveil its underlying genetic architectures. Recently, several studies have been conducted to investigate the effects of dopamine (DA) and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) related genetic polymorphisms on creativity. Among DA related genes, dopamine D2 receptor gene…
Descriptors: Genetics, Creativity, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students
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Chermahini, Soghra Akbari; Hickendorff, Marian; Hommel, Bernhard – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2012
The Remote Associates Test (RAT) developed by Mednick and Mednick (1967) is known as a valid measure of creative convergent thinking. We developed a 30-item version of the RAT in Dutch with high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.85) and applied both Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory (IRT) to provide measures of item…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Reliability, Item Response Theory, Construct Validity
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Leikin, Roza; Leikin, Mark; Paz-Baruch, Nurit; Waisman, Ilana; Lev, Miri – High Ability Studies, 2017
In order to achieve the present study's goal--to understand better the phenomenon of mathematical giftedness--we performed a multidimensional examination of the mental processing in students who exhibited mathematical expertise (EM) at the secondary school level. The study included participants from the three groups: students who excelled in…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Mathematics Skills, Cognitive Processes, Secondary School Students
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Yakmaci-Guzel, Buket; Akarsu, Fusun – High Ability Studies, 2006
The study compares overexcitability scores of Turkish 10th graders who are grouped in terms of their intellectual abilities, motivation, creativity and leadership as well as gender. 711 students who were administered Raven Advanced Progressive Matrices Test (APM) were divided into three intellectual ability categories. From this pool, 105 subjects…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Academically Gifted, Foreign Countries, Grade 10