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ERIC Number: EJ1191507
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-0419
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Looking for Renaissance People: Examining Domain Specificity-Generality of Creativity Using Item Response Theory Models
Qian, Meihua; Plucker, Jonathan A.
Creativity Research Journal, v30 n3 p241-248 2018
Creativity is increasingly identified as a key educational outcome at the local, regional, and national levels in several countries. Yet one key issue about the nature of creativity remains controversial: Whether creativity is domain specific or domain general. Resolving this issue would significantly impact the way creativity is identified, nurtured, and assessed in our schools. Three-hundred and fifty-nine undergraduate and graduate students completed measures that assessed their creative achievements in 6 distinct domains. Results based on item response theory models suggested that creativity was domain general, rather than domain specific, and part of the evidence provided by the classical test theory models seemed to favor the domain-specific view. These findings have great implications for researchers and practitioners who aim to assess and promote creativity in schools.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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