Who Is Creative? Identifying Children's Creative Abilities.

Fishkin, Anne S.; Johnson, Aileen S.

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ERIC Number: EJ575339

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Who Is Creative? Identifying Children's Creative Abilities.

Fishkin, Anne S.; Johnson, Aileen S.

Roeper Review, v21 n1 p40-46 Sep 1998

This article examines assessment instruments, measurement considerations, and factors that affect understanding of a child's creativity. It compares strengths and weaknesses of methods of assessing creativity and lists more than 60 standardized assessment measures. Procedures for using formal and informal measures in the decision-making process are also discussed. (CR)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Children, Creativity, Divergent Thinking, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Standardized Tests, Student Evaluation, Test Reliability, Test Validity

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme Issue: Creativity and Gifted Education.