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Creativity Assessment in Young Children

Author(s):
Ward, William C.
Publication Year:
1974
Report Number:
RM-74-05
Source:
ETS Research Memorandum
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
12
Subject/Key Words:
Children, Creativity Tests, Predictive Measurement, Testing Problems

Abstract

Some of the conceptual and methodological problems in identifying and measuring creativity in young children are presented. Among the issues raised are: (1) the prediction of validity of creativity tests, (2) the problem of predicting adult creativity from evidence of childhood creativity, and (3) the need to identify and adequately measure the various components of creativity rather than grouping these components under the rubric "creativity," and (4) the need to discover the relationships among the various components of creativity.

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