CREATIVE ABILITIES AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Creative children are assets to the society. Development and progress in various fields depend on these children. Our educational institutions should aim at the development of creativity in children to prepare them for different walks of life. No nation whether big or small can afford to overlook the importance of creativity in this age of competition. Who survives this competition largely depends upon its creative minds. The creative acts affect enormously not only scientific and technological progress, but society in general. Nations who learn best how to identify, encourage and develop the creative potential in their people may find themselves in a very advantageous position as compared to the nations that are failed to identify and develop the talented mind. The present study is an attempt to study the Creative abilities and Academic Achievement of Science and Social Science Students of Kashmir University. Baqer Mehdi`s Non-Verbal Test of Creative Thinking was employed to assess the Creative Abilities of the University Students whereas marks obtained by the University Students at P.G. 1st Semester and P.G. 2nd Semester was considered as their academic achievement. Mean, S.D and t-test were used to analyse the data. Significant difference was found between Social Science and Science University Students on overall scores of creativity as well as on Academic Achievement. Science students were found to have better cognitive abilities as well as academic achievement as compared to Social Science University students.