S.NO.
BASE OF DIFFERENCE
GIFTED CHILDREN
CREATIVE CHILDREN
1.
DEFINITION
Any child who is naturally endowed with a high degree of general mental ability or extraordinary ability in a specific sphere of activity or knowledge.
Any child with qualitative impetus behind any given act of creation characterized by novelty, originality, imagination and expression
2.
INTELLIGENCE
Mostly associated with an I.Q. of 130 and above in most countries
An average I.Q. can easily support creativity
3.
CHARACTERISTICS
Quick to grasp, fluent, sharp, better attention span, Better memory abilities, skilled learning and problem solving
Divergent thinker, novel, imaginative, expressive, original, diverse sometimes crazy.
4.
ANXIETY
May reach high level of anxiety with bend of competition and peer /social pressure in mind
Anxiety is induced by self pressure and inclination to achieve newness, mostly under control
5.
NATURE OF DISTRIBUTION
Not all are gifted people are present with varied I.Qs and gifted for the rare sect of the society
May be universal as different people can be creative in different field
6.
NURTURING
It is most of inborn trait and though sharpening is possible, inculcating giftedness is not possible
It can be nurtured and imbibed with time, exposure and practice.
7.
SOCIALIZATION
Generally Giftedness does not hinder in the socialization and they interact with small or big group.
Creativity may as the child may be engrossed in his/her own world creativity
8.
TEST OUTPUT
Will do well in general mental ability test, achievement test, Intelligence test
Would shine on specific ability tests or Creativity test
9.
SCOPE
Generally wider, broader and general.
Generally specified and related to the field of creativity
10.
EGO INVOLVEMENT AND SATISFACTION
Ego is involved as wants to achieve high but wants to satisfy social environment as well
High ego involvement because engrossed in self-criticism and need to satisfy self first
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