A Comparison Of Creative Thinking Abilities Of High And Low Achievers Secondary School Students

Abstract

Creative thinking is an important human characteristic. It is the best thought as a process, requiring a mixture of ingredients, including personality traits, abilities and skills. This article compares the differences in creative thinking abilities between students with high and low levels of academic achievements. A total number of 208 secondary school students participated in this study. Two groups were formulated i-e high achievers (n=104) and low achievers (n=104). Analysis of data was done using t-test for independent sample to estimate the comparison at 0.05 levels. A self developed instrument was used to measure the creative thinking potential. Results of the study revealed that there was no difference between high achievers and low achievers in terms of creative thinking abilities. However, girls and the students belonging to urban areas found better in their creative thinking.

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