The Predictive Ability of the Dimensions of Imagination in Creative Problem Solving among Gifted Students in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Keywords:
Imagination, creative problem solving, gifted (academically, non-academically).Abstract
Objectives: The study aimed to reveal the predictive ability of the dimensions of imagination for creative problem solving (fluency and originality) among gifted students.
Methodology: The study population consisted of 1,274 high school students, including 833 academically gifted students (626 females, 207 males) and 341 performatively gifted students (64 males, 277 females) enrolled in the Gifted Students Center in the Kingdom of Bahrain for the 2023/2024 academic year. The sample consisted of 167 male and female students, including 76 academically gifted students (54 females, 22 males) and 91 performatively gifted students (67 females, 24 males). To achieve the study's objectives, the researchers used a correlational descriptive method by applying a general imagination scale and a creative problem-solving scale.
Results: The results showed the ability of the imaginative responses dimension to predict fluency in the creative problem-solving scale among gifted students, as well as the ability of the imaginary experience transfer dimension to predict originality in creative problem solving among gifted students.
Conclusion: In light of the findings, the study recommends that teachers pay attention to developing imagination among gifted students, as well as creative problem-solving, and to conduct further studies on communities and age groups outside the current community and sample.
