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Developed an empirical measure of 76 undergraduates' and 301 11th and 12th graders' ability to create new problems and the relationship between this ability and their skill in solving similar types of problems. These issues were examined using items from the Raven Progressive Matrices. It was found that a reliable and valid quality score could be assigned to newly created matrix-type problems and that only a very low correlation existed between the ability to solve existing problems and the ability to invent new ones. Problems creation was found to be a more difficult task than problem solving, thereby supporting the theoretical notions regarding its significance in characterizing human giftedness and creativity. (21 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
