The Generality of Creative Performance in Gifted and Nongifted Children

Abstract

In order to evaluate the generality of creativity, gifted and nongifted children (N = 228) were given a creative performance questionnaire. Questionnaires were scored for quality and quantity in seven performance domains: writing, music, crafts, art, science, performing arts, and public presentation. The generality of performance was tested by checking the intercorrelations of the seven domains. Results indicated that the quality and quantity of creative performance were largely unrelated, and differences between gifted and nongifted children were slight. Additionally, for both gifted and nongifted children, quantity performance scores of the seven domains were significantly correlated (median r= .46), and quality performance scores were only weakly correlated (median r=.16).