Comparing creative thinking abilities and reasoning ability of deaf and hearing children |
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| Authors: | Fawzy Ebrahim |
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| Institution: | Assistant Professor in the Department of Instructional Technology and Research in the College of Education , Florida Atlantic University , E-mail: febrahim@fau.edu |
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| Abstract: | This study focuses on comparing the creative thinking and reasoning abilities of deaf and hearing children. Two groups of deaf (N = 210) and hearing children (N = 200) were chosen based on specific criteria. Two instruments were used in the study: theTorrance Tests of Creative Thinking‐Figural, Form A and Matrix Analogous Test. Canonical Correlation analysis and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were used to analyze the data. The canonical correlation analyses revealed one significant dimension in both deaf and hearing children. The multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) revealed that there are some similarities and differences between the deaf and hearing samples regarding creative thinking abilities. |
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| Keywords: | 21st century creativity developmental trajectory domain specific eminence psychosocial skills talent development |
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