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The Thinking Styles of Human Resource Practitioners
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Higgins, Paul; Zhang, Li-fang – Learning Organization, 2009
Purpose: Drawing upon Sternberg's theory of mental self-government, this paper aims to investigate the thinking styles and workplace experiences of 152 human resource (HR) practitioners pursuing Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) membership. It seeks to explore whether their thinking styles complemented their jobs and consider…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Work Experience, Human Resources, Measures (Individuals)
Intelligence, Divergent Thinking, and Creativity.
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Hocevar, Dennis – Intelligence, 1980
Three of Guilford's measures of ideational fluency, and the Concept Mastery Test, a traditional verbal intelligence test, were correlated with a creative activities inventory. There were no significant differences between the predictive ability of ideational fluency and verbal intelligence measures. (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Correlation, Creative Activities, Creativity Tests, Divergent Thinking
The Relationship between Academic Achievement, Self-Concept, Creativity, and Teacher Expectations among Native Children in a Northern Manitoba School.
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Rampaul, Winston E.; And Others – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Analysis of results from a study of 41 grades three and four Native students found significant positive correlations among self-concept, academic achievement, and teacher expectations and low positive relationship between creativity and academic achievement. Support for the phenomena of age grade deceleration and academic retardation with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, American Indian Education, Canada Natives