An Analysis of the Relationship between Multiple Intelligences and Creative Thinking among Students

Background & Objective: All humans have various kinds of intelligences only the amount and method of their combination differs Thus educational systems should provide the foundation for the development of these intelligences The main purpose of this research was the analysis of the relationship between multiple intelligences and creative thinking among students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Iran   Methods: The present research was a descriptive correlative study The statistical population of the research included all students of the ۲۰۱۲۲۰۱۳ academic years from among which ۱۲۹ were selected by random stratified sampling method The data collection tools consisted of the Multiple Intelligences Questionnaire with ۷۰ questions and the Creative Thinking Questionnaire with ۲۰ questions based on a ۵point Likert scale Content validities of the questionnaires were confirmed by experts The reliability coefficients of the Multiple Intelligences Questionnaire and the Creative Thinking Questionnaire were obtained through Cronbachs alpha as ۰۸۴ and ۰۸۷ respectively Collected data was analyzed through inferential statistics (correlation coefficient Students ttest variance analysis and regression analysis) using SPSS software   Results: Research findings revealed that mean of multiple intelligences and creative thinking components of the students were higher than average The highest mean was related to the rational and mathematical intelligence Moreover there was a positive relationship between the components of multiple intelligences and creative thinking   Conclusion: Through the growth of multiple intelligences components the grounds can be set for the growth of creative thinking in students and thus students can play their role as creative and innovative students in the development and growth of society

کلیدواژه ها:

Multiple intelligences ، Creative thinking ، Students