Comparing the intelligence and creativity scores of Asian American gifted students with Caucasian gifted students.

摘要

The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of academically talented Asian American and Caucasian 4th through 6th-grade students on measures of creativity and intelligence. Additionally this study investigated if there were any gender differences in measures of creativity and intelligence. Seventy-one Asian American students and seventy-five Caucasian students participated in this study. The mean age for the Asian American students was 10.37 (SD = .49), and the mean age for the Caucasian students was 9.89 (SD = .78). There were 77 females and 69 males that participated. Among the Asian American students there were 33 Chinese American students, 17 Korean American students, 9 Japanese American students, and 12 Southeast Asian (Laotian, Cambodian and Vietnamese) students. Participants were administered two instruments. The Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM) was used to measure intelligence. The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT), Form A was used to measure creativity. ANCOVA and Pearson Product Moment Correlations were used to analyze the results. Findings of the study indicated that there were no statistical or practical significant differences in measures of intelligence and creativity for race or gender. Additionally, findings suggested that there were no statistical or practical significant differences in measures of intelligence and creativity among the Asian American subgroups. Implications of the findings for the field of gifted education are also discussed.