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Peer reviewedBaer, John – Educational Leadership, 1994
Although divergent-thinking tests were once the most common creativity measure in psychological and educational research, their popularity among researchers is waning because of serious questions concerning validity. Recent research suggests that divergent-thinking test scores fail to predict real-world creativity. A task-specific approach may…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Creativity Tests, Divergent Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
