The role of the intelligence profile on the creativity profile of gifted students

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD Student in Exceptional Child Psychology and Education, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

2 3. Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Education for Exceptional Children, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran arjmandnia@ut.ac.ir

3 Associate Professor, Counseling Department, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

4 Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Due to the research gap in the role of IQ in creativity, the aim of this study was to determine the role of IQ on the creativity profile of gifted students.
Material and methods: The method of this research is descriptive” A survey study”. From the community of gifted adolescent students in Tehran and Karaj who were studying in the ninth to twelfth grades, three schools were selected using regular random sampling method and 120 people (40 people from each school) as a sample. Were randomly selected. The new version of Tehran-Stanford-Binet intelligence test (SB-5) was used to examine the IQ profile and Abedi creativity test was used to check the creativity profile, both of which have good validity and reliability. The statistical model used was univariate and multivariate regression.
Results: The results showed that the effect of intelligence profile on creativity profile in gifted students was statistically significant at the confidence level of 0.95; Thus, fluid reasoning intelligence and visual-spatial processing are effective on the creativity of gifted students. The effect of both fluid intelligence and processing speed on creativity is significant and shows the effective role of fluid reasoning and visual processing intelligence. It is a space of creativity.
Conclusion: IQ profile has an effect on the creativity profile of gifted students.

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