Creativity and Psychological Differentiation in High and Low Achieving Science Students

The study aimed at exploring the relationship between academic excellence. creativity achievement in science and psychological differentiation. 68 students of Class XI who had passed Secondary school Certificate Examination (SSCE) with science subjects, consisting of academically superior (N= 39, Grade A+) and below average (N = 29, GradeD/E) were given three psychological tests: Wallach-Kogan Creativity Test (abbreviated form), Urdu version of Dallas Times- Herald science Achievement Test and Group Embedded Figures Test (GEF'I). The results showed that academically superior group earned significantly higher scores on. all these tests as compared to below average group. Analysts of data further revealed that the correlations between scores on creativity and science achievement test are significant in case of academically superior group but not in case of below average group. Correlations between creativity, psychological differentiation and science achievement are insignificant in both the groups.