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ERIC Number: ED612173
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 16
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On the Measurement and Mismeasurement of Creativity
Lubart, Todd; Besançon, Maud
Creativity Theory and Action in Education
Creativity is a 21st-century skill that is receiving increasing attention in schools. One of the key issues that needs to be solved to facilitate the education of creativity is its' measurement. There is however ongoing controversy on the measurement of creativity. This is an issue of debate concerning both children, adolescents' and adults' creativity. A growing scholarly literature, since the earliest attempts to measure creativity more than a century ago, has not yet resolved this issue. To mention just a few of questions that remain to be resolved, we can cite: (1) What is creativity? (2) Why measure it? (3) How can creativity be measured? and (4) Who is the best judge of creative work? These questions will be examined in this chapter and a new tool for the evaluation of creative potential in educational settings will be described. [For the complete volume, "Creative Contradictions in Education: Cross Disciplinary Paradoxes and Perspectives. Creativity Theory and Action in Education. Volume 1," see ED612145.]
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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