Influence of Creativity and Intelligence on Academic Performance.

McCabe, Marita P.

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ERIC Number: EJ439617

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Publication Date: 1991

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Influence of Creativity and Intelligence on Academic Performance.

McCabe, Marita P.

Journal of Creative Behavior, v25 n2 p116-22 1991

Findings of this study, involving 210 female adolescents, demonstrated that subjects who achieved in English were more likely to score high on tests of creative thinking and obtain high intelligence quotient (IQ) scores. Achievement in mathematics and art were not as highly correlated with creative thinking but were related to high IQ scores. (JDD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Art, Art Products, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Females, Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Mathematics Achievement, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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