The Impact of Music Subject Preference on Creative Thinking and Creative Personality of Science Gifted Students: Focusing on Music- Science GI-Convergence Education Program

Objectives This study investigated the variations in creative thinking and creative personality based on the music preference of science-gifted secondary school students who participated in a music-science GI-convergence education program. Methods A total of 12 program sessions were conducted for 8th-grade science-gifted students selected in Daejeon, South Korea. Pre- and Post-tests for creative thinking and creative personality were administered. This was analyzed through quantitative and qualitative studies. Results The findings indicate that science-gifted students with a preference for music subjects exhibited significantly higher scores in creative personality compared to those who did not prefer music subjects. In addition, qualitative research results revealed that science-gifted students who preferred music subjects improved their intrinsic motivation through perseverance, passion, imagination, and a keen interest in class while participating in the music-science GI-convergence education program. Conclusions This suggests that their focus was more directed toward music-related learning. These results imply that science gifted students' inclination toward music subjects has a positive effect on the improvement of creative personality by influencing the emotional aspects of creativity expression.