A Taxonomy and Critique of Measurements Used in the Study of Creativity

Hocevar, Dennis; Bachelor, Patricia

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“…Creative people might do these activities more creatively, but not necessarily more repeatedly (Baer, 2016). To complicate matters further, recent studies (Primi, 2014;Silvia, 2015) have stated that divergent thinking and intelligence are more closely related than initially thought.If this is generally the case, then the variance of creative achievement may largely be attributed to differences in intelligence, not to differences in divergent thinking ability (Hocevar & Bachelor, 1989;Plucker, 1999a;Plucker & Renzulli, 1999). For instance, most statistical analyses employed in Torrance's (1972a) study were simple correlation coefficients that do not control for the effect of other external variables.…”

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Approaches to Measuring Creativity: A Systematic Literature Review

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Creativity. Theories – Research - Applications

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This paper presents a review of the literature on the measurement of creativity. Creativity definitions are discussed as a starting point for understanding the nature of this construct. The four major approaches to measuring creativity (process, person, product and press) are reviewed, pointing out commonly used instruments as well as the advantages and weaknesses of each approach. This review reveals that the measurement of creativity is an unsettled issue, and that the existing instruments purporting to measure creativity suffer from serious conceptual and psychometric shortcomings. Research gaps and suggestions for future research are discussed. INTRODUCTIONCreativity is considered as a precious asset for solving individual, organizational and social problems and achieving sustainable development (Barbot, Besançon, & Lubart, 2015;Lubart, Zenasni, & Barbot, 2013;Zeng, Proctor, & Salvendy, 2011). Accordingly, understanding the nature and determinants of creativity is of great importance to enhance its development. However, although much research has been devoted to such understanding, some controversial issues have not yet been settled.One of the most controversial issues in creativity research is the measurement of this construct (Baer & McKool, 2009; Barbot, Besançon, & Lubart, 2011; Blamiresa & Peterson, 2014;Kaufman, Baer, Cole, & Sexton, 2008;Mouchiroud & Lubart, 2001;Park, Chun, & Lee, 2016;Zeng et al., 2011). The growing body of creativity research has devoted considerable attention to the development of numerous instruments assessing dif- Wim Van den NoortgateUniversity of Leuven, Belgium E-mail address: wim.vandennoortgate@kuleuven.be * This research was supported by a grant from the Government of Egypt Unauthenticated Download Date | 5/11/18 5:43 PM 239 ferent aspects of creativity, ranging from cognitive processes to environmental factors (Kaufman, Lee, Baer, & Lee, 2007;Park et al., 2016).The most prominent characteristic of this body of instruments is their diversity, indicating the complexity of defining and measuring creativity (Hocevar, 1981). In addition, these instruments have limitations, such as measuring trivial aspects of creativity or lacking adequate psychometric properties (Baer & McKool, 2009;Kaufman et al., 2007). Hence, researchers seeking to measure creativity face a number of unsolved issues, including how creativity should be defined, what particular aspects of this construct need to be valued and measured, and what the most appropriate instruments are, for measuring these aspects (Blamiresa & Peterson, 2014;Treffinger, Young, Selby, & Shepardson, 2002). In this regard, this paper aims to shed light on these issues through answering these questions:1. How is creativity defined and described in the literature? 2. What are the approaches to measuring creativity? 3. What are the most commonly used instruments in each approach? 4. What are the advantages and weaknesses of the existing approaches for measuring creativity?We try to answer these questions through systematically reviewin...

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“…However, previous investigations have provided mixed support for the psychometric properties of creativity instruments (Cropley, 2000;Plucker & Makel, 2010). Acceptable estimates of reliability have been reported for creativity instruments, exceeding .70 in most cases (Cropley, 2000;Hocevar & Bachelor, 1989).…”

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“…On the contrary, many concerns have been raised about the validity of these instruments in measuring creativity (Barbot et al, 2011;Hocevar & Bachelor, 1989;Torrance & Haensly, 2003;.…”

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“…With respect to the construct validity of creativity instruments, as evaluated by convergent and divergent validity, the existing evidence is not encouraging (Baer, 2015;Brougher & Rantanen, 2009;Fishkin & Johnson, 1998;Hocevar & Bachelor, 1989;Sawyer, 2006). In his review of creativity measurement, Simonton (2003) types of instruments, which ranged from .06 to .25.…”

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Methodological Issues in Measuring Creativity: A Systematic Literature Review

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The growing body of creativity research has raised several challenging issues with regard to the measurement of this construct. This paper aims to provide a review of current challenging methodological issues related to measuring creativity. Five methodological issues are discussed: selecting measurement instruments, sampling, testing conditions, psychometric properties and domain-generality/specificity of creativity. This paper reveals that there remain a number of unresolved issues and serious questions surrounding the measurement of creativity. Research gaps and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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“…Esto queda demostrado con la investigación realizada por No resulta sencillo identificar las razones que justifiquen el escaso interés académico generado por este tema. Klebba y Tierney (1995) consideran que algunas de ellas tienen que ver con: -la dificultad para definir el término (Mumford;Gustafson, 1987); -la propia naturaleza del acto creativo (VanGundy, 1987); -la diversidad de los productos creativos (Hocevar;Bachelor, 1989); -el entorno complejo que rodea a la creatividad publicitaria.…”

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A Taxonomy and Critique of Measurements Used in the Study of Creativity

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Approaches to Measuring Creativity: A Systematic Literature Review

Approaches to Measuring Creativity: A Systematic Literature Review

Methodological Issues in Measuring Creativity: A Systematic Literature Review

Análisis de la investigación sobre creatividad en publicidad en España de 1980 a 2012

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