ERIC Number: EJ210296
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Publication Date: 1977-Mar
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The Inter-relationships between Personality, Divergent Thinking and School Attainment.
Entwistle, Noel J.; Bennett, S. Neville
CORE, v1 n1 p1-53 Mar 1977
Overall correlations between personality/motivation and verbal reasoning, divergent thinking, and creative writing in 1,416 children, aged 10-13 were low, suggesting that classroom climate and teaching methods may affect this relationship. (Tests are appended.) (Available in microfiche from: Carfax Publishing Company, Haddon House, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxford 0X9 8JZ England.) (CP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Creative Writing, Divergent Thinking, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, Individual Characteristics, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Personality Measures, Sex Differences, Student Motivation, Technical Reports, Tests, Verbal Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Junior Eysenck Personality Inventory
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