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Dealing with the Criterion Problem by Measuring the Quality and Quantity of Creative Activity and Accomplishment
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Paek, Sue Hyeon; Runco, Mark A. – Creativity Research Journal, 2017
The criterion problem was one of the focal points of early studies of creativity, but several useful criteria have been developed in the last few decades. The investigation reported here represents additional progress. This report (a) describes a new quality of creative achievement index for each domain of the Creative Activity and Accomplishment…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creativity, Creative Thinking, Foreign Countries
Factor Structure of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking Figural Form B in Spanish-Speaking Children: Measurement Invariance across Gender
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Krumm, Gabriela; Lemos, Viviana; Filippetti, Vanessa Arán – Creativity Research Journal, 2014
On the basis of contradictory findings regarding the factor structure of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) Figural scale, the objective of this study was to compare, through a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), four theoretical models that explain the operationalized creativity construct with the TTCT. We evaluated a sample of 577…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Creativity Tests, Gender Differences, Spanish Speaking
Multidimensional Approach to Detecting Creative Potential in Managers
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Caroff, Xavier; Lubart, Todd – Creativity Research Journal, 2012
Creativity is increasingly recognized as a key component to success in the workplace. This article explores the detection of creative potential in managers. In a first part, creative potential is defined and a multivariate approach concerning the psychological resources for creativity is presented. Then, in a second part, an application of this…
Descriptors: Administrators, Ability Identification, Creativity, Multivariate Analysis
Relationships between Migration to Urban Settings and Children's Creative Inclinations
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Shi, Baoguo; Lu, Yongli; Dai, David Yun; Lin, Chongde – Creativity Research Journal, 2013
In this study, 909 5th- and 6th-grade children were recruited as participants, and questionnaires were used to investigate the relationships between migration to urban settings and children's creative inclinations. The study was broken down to 2 parts. Study 1 compared scores on measures of creative inclinations among migrant, rural, and urban…
Descriptors: Creativity, Children, Grade 5, Grade 6
Searching for Tomorrow's Innovators: Profiling Creative Adolescents
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Kerr, Barbara; McKay, Robyn – Creativity Research Journal, 2013
Profiling may be a viable means of identifying those creative adolescents who can benefit from specialized guidance and exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, arts, and human services. The experimenters developed 1 general and 5 specific profiles including interest, personality, and achievement variables…
Descriptors: Profiles, Creativity, Adolescents, STEM Education
A Cross-Cultural Comparison: Teachers' Conceptualizations of Creativity
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Zhou, Ji; Shen, Jiliang; Wang, Xinghua; Neber, Heinz; Johji, Ikuma – Creativity Research Journal, 2013
The purpose of this study was to understand teachers' conceptualizations of creativity and its difference among 3 countries. The conceptualization of creativity denotes the concept and exhibition of creativity, the traits of creative students, and the fostering and hindering factors for creativity in school settings. A questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Creativity, Questionnaires