Investigating the Relations between Scientific Creativity, Gender and Scientific Attitudes of Gifted Learners

Abstract

The successful work in scientific domains encompasses the utilization of cognitive and affective domains together. As a result of that, the relation between scientific creativity and attitudes is important. The aim of the study is to examine the relations between scientific creativity, gender and scientific attitudes. Descriptive research methodology was used in the study and fifty-six gifted eight graders were included in the study group. Creative Scientific Associations Test (C-SAT) (Kanlı, 2014b) and Scientific Attitude Scale (Moore
& Foy, 1997) were applied as data collection tools. Data were analyzed by independent groups t-test, correlation and regression analysis. The results of the study revealed that, there were no significant differences either in scientific creativity or scientific attitude with respect to gender. Moreover it was found that scientific creativity and scientific attitude correlated significantly and scientific attitude predicts scientific creativity.