Creativity and intelligence: a study in primary education
Abstract
The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between changes in creativity and intelligence. Our sample was made up of 90 pupils of a nursery and primary school located in Jumilla (Murcia, Spain). The objective, hypothesis and the characteristics of the sample require a quasi-experimental methodology with an experimental group and a control group similar to the first one. The results show the absence of a relationship between changes in any of the creativity factor measured and general intelligence at the early stages of Primary Education. In other words, there is not a significant and strong relationship between intelligence and creativity, nor can we state that a high level of intelligence would ensure an increase in the level of creativity higher than that experienced by any another participant. All the above is in tune with the theoretical assumption that creativity is a theoretical construct independent of intelligence.Downloads
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