The study aimed to investigate the relationship between social intelligence and creative thinking
among secondary school students in Damascus, in addition to identifying the level of social
intelligence and creative thinking among the students in t
he research sample. The researcher used
the analytical descriptive method. The study sample consisted of (74) students from secondary
school students who were randomly selected. The study tools consisted of the first measure of
social intelligence and the second measure of creative thinking. The researcher conducted the
necessary statistical analysis to ascertain the psychometric characteristics of the research tools on
the one hand and to verify the validity of the hypotheses on the other hand. The results were as
follows:
1. There is a significant correlation between social intelligence and creative thinking among high
school students (first secondary)
2. There are statistically significant differences in social intelligence among high school students
due to the difference in sex (male - female) in favor of females.
3. There are no statistically significant differences in creative thinking among high school students
due to gender differences (male - female).
In the light of the findings of the study, the researcher recommended the necessity of preparing
some activities and exercises that help to develop social intelligence in high school students and to
find courses that promote and stimulate the skills of intelligence and thinking, especially social
intelligence and creative thinking. The study also recommended that the teacher focus on
presenting his material on skills Interpretation, analysis, flexibility, fluency and originality so that
students can acquire creative thinking skills