CREATIVE PRODUCTIVITY AMONG SECONDARY-SCHOOL STUDENTS - COMBINING ENERGY, INTEREST, AND IMAGINATION

This qualitative research study focuses upon 18 highly creative/productive secondary school students. Creative/productive behavior is examined by studying characteristics of youths who pursued and completed investigations based on their interests. The data sources were the family, the school, and the student. Methods of investigation included document analysis, questionnaires, and a student interview. Reflecting on experiences in their respective programs for the gifted, students revealed insights into the ways they obtained ideas for their projects, how their interest in their investigations was sustained, and what they learned from their efforts.