Indexing Creativity Fostering Teacher Behavior: A Preliminary Validation Study.

Soh, Kay-Cheng

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ERIC Number: EJ608102

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Indexing Creativity Fostering Teacher Behavior: A Preliminary Validation Study.

Soh, Kay-Cheng

Journal of Creative Behavior, v34 n2 p118-34 2nd Qtr 2000

A 45-item self-rating scale based on nine creativity fostering behaviors was developed and validated with a self-describing adjectives checklist. Analysis of the responses of 117 teachers found adequate construct and concurrent validities. Specific teachers' creativity fostering behaviors were found to correlate with sex and ethnicity. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnicity, Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Sex Differences, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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