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Lewis, Gail – Gifted Education International, 1989
Research is reviewed on identifying the characteristics most important to inventive ability, focusing on intelligence, visualization, persistence, joy in manipulating materials, originality, curiosity, and observation. A screening device developed to assess inventive potential demonstrated significant differences between inventors and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes
PDF pending restorationRunco, Mark A.; And Others – 1987
This study examined four measures of creativity as predictors of mathematics and science performance in a program for talented high school students (N=29). Correlational analyses indicated that the How Do You Think Test (HDYT) and ratings on the Teachers' Evaluation of Students' Creativity (TESC) were predictive of the students' performance in the…
Descriptors: Creativity Tests, Educational Research, High Schools, Prediction
Treffinger, Donald J. – 2000
This guide contains 12 practical tools to help educators link instruction in Creative Problem Solving (CPS) with today's focus on authentic assessment. It offers a variety of practical, reproducible instruments and checklists for use in evaluating students' knowledge of CPS concepts and tools, assessing students' attitudes about CPS and their…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedReis, Sally M.; Renzulli, Joseph S. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1991
Development of the Student Product Assessment Form to evaluate formally the products of students in gifted and talented education programs is described. Results from content validation procedures, reliability tests, scoring, and interrater agreement indicate that the assessment tool is both reliable and valid. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedAlexander, Patricia; Muia, Joseph A. – Reading Horizons, 1980
Presents an observational checklist for determining giftedness, based on ten categories of behavior; suggests a model for identification of dominant cultural and subdominant cultural gifted that emphasizes positive performance criteria. (MKM)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Classroom Observation Techniques
Download full textTegano, Deborah W.; And Others – 1991
Ways by which teachers can enhance creativity skills of children in the classroom are addressed in this monograph. An overview of creativity first sets the stage for discussions on the child, curriculum, teacher, and environment. The goal is to show the many faces of the development of creativity in children and to recognize ways to enhance the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Development, Creativity, Definitions
Idaho State Dept. of Education. Special Education Section. – 1994
This manual for Idaho school districts covers the identification, assessment, and educational needs of students who show intellectual promise, specific academic performance, leadership, creativity, or talent in the visual or performing arts. It is organized into seven chapters and seven appendices which take up approximately half the publication.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Creativity, Cultural Differences
