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Identifying Talent and Giftedness--Part III.
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Male, Robert A.; Perrone, Philip – Roeper Review, 1980
The final part of an article on the process of identifying gifted and talented children presents data and discusses implications of the use of the Guidance Institute for Talented Students' Screening Instrument (GIFTS). (For Parts 1 and 2, see EJ 216 146 and EJ 221 686.) (PHR)
Descriptors: Creativity Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Screening Tests
Defining and Measuring Creativity: Are Creativity Tests Worth Using?
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Cropley, Arthur J. – Roeper Review, 2000
This article argues that creativity tests are best thought of as measures of creative potential because creative achievement depends on additional factors not measured by creativity tests, such as technical skill, field knowledge, mental health, and opportunity. The need for assessment to be based on several tests is emphasized. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Five Years of International Research with GIFT: An Instrument for the Identification of Creativity.
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Rimm, Sylvia; Davis, Gary A. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1980
It is concluded, among other things, that although GIFT criterion related validity is modest, it predicts creativity about as well as other more complicated instruments, and its reliability is much better than teacher ratings or nominations; and that it also appears to have international and cross cultural face validity. (DLS)
Descriptors: Creativity, Creativity Research, Creativity Tests, Cross Cultural Studies
The Development of the Creative Behavior Inventory (CBI).
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Hocevar, Dennis – 1979
To compile a list of activities and achievements considered as creative by laymen, 239 graduate and undergraduate students named their three most creative accomplishments and activities in each of six areas: mathematics and science; music; fine arts; performing arts; literature; and miscellaneous. This resulted in a 198-item list, which was rated…
Descriptors: Achievement, Creative Activities, Creativity, Creativity Tests
Creativity and Giftedness: Published Instrument Uses and Abuses.
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Hunsaker, Scott L.; Callahan, Carolyn M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1995
Instruments used to measure creativity by 418 school districts as part of their identification procedures for gifted programs were studied. Results indicated that districts often select instruments for assessing creativity without attending to the definition of the construct. Creativity is often assessed in ways that may not be valid or reliable.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Creativity, Creativity Tests, Definitions
The Creative Processes Rating Scale.
Kulp, Margaret; Tarter, Barbara J. – Creative Child and Adult Quarterly, 1986
Developed from research about and teacher experience with children and creativity, the Creative Processes Rating Scale was tested with 100 sixth graders and found to be an effective instrument (which can be used by teachers with no experience in art) for assessing the creative processes of children in the visual arts. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Creative Art, Creativity Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Freehand Drawing
Additional Scoring Possibilities for the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (Pilot Study).
Holman, E. Riley; And Others – 1983
The correlation between risk taking behavior and test results on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) was examined in a group of 47 fourth and fifth grade students identified for a gifted and talented program. The risk-taking check list (DEEP) was developed by the Downington, Pennsylvania Area School District, and includes four…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Check Lists, Correlation, Creativity