Abstract
Understanding the role creative potential may play in the underachievement of some students could help schools and parents understand underachievers. This study examined whether there is a relationship between creativity and behavior problems among underachievers. Forty-one elementary and 89 high school students and 4 teachers in Korea participated in this study. The principal study involved comparing all of the students' scores on the 3 measures of creative potential (Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking-Figural [TTCT], Runco Ideational Behavior Scale [RIBS], and Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students-Revised Edition [SRBCSS-R]), with their scores on a measure of behavior problems reported by their teachers. The results indicated that, among underachievers, there is a relationship between behavioral problems and students' scores on the 3 measures of creative potential. An understanding of these students and their behavior will help us promote creative students' academic and lifelong success in classrooms.
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Note. **p < .01, two-tailed. TTCT = Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking–Figural, RIBS = Runco Ideational Behavior Scale, SRBCSS-R = Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students–Revised Edition.
Note. *p < .05. TTCT = Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking–Figural, RIBS = Runco Ideational Behavior Scale, SRBCSS-R = Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students–Revised Edition.
Note. *p < .05. TTCT = Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking–Figural, RIBS = Runco Ideational Behavior Scale, SRBCSS-R = Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students–Revised Edition.
Note.*p < .05. TTCT = Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking–Figural, RIBS = Runco Ideational Behavior Scale, SRBCSS-R = Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students–Revised Edition.
Note. *p < .05, two-tailed. TTCT = Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking–Figural, RIBS = Runco Ideational Behavior Scale, SRBCSS-R = Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students–Revised Edition.
Note. *p < .05, two-tailed. **p < .01, two-tailed. TTCT = Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking–Figural, RIBS = Runco Ideational Behavior Scale, SRBCSS-R = Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students–Revised Edition.
Note. *p < .05, two-tailed. TTCT = Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking–Figural, RIBS = Runco Ideational Behavior Scale, SRBCSS-R = Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students–Revised Edition.