Factors from the Structure of Intellect Model Associated with Gifted Adolescents' Problem Finding in Science: Research with Westinghouse Science Talent Search Winners.

Subotnik, Rena F.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Factors from the Structure of Intellect Model Associated with Gifted Adolescents' Problem Finding in Science: Research with Westinghouse Science Talent Search Winners.

Subotnik, Rena F.

Journal of Creative Behavior, v22 n1 p42-54 Jan-Apr 1988

A study of 147 Westinghouse Science Talent Search winners classified 57 subjects as independent problem finders. They were asked to select five of the 31 factors in Guilford's Structure of Intellect model which best described the process of choosing their research question. Implications for educating secondary science students are discussed. (VW)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Creativity, Models, Problem Solving, Science Education, Scientific Research, Secondary Education

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