A Snapshot of Creativity: Evaluating a Quick and Simple Method for Assessing Divergent Thinking

Autor/inn/en	Silvia, Paul J.; Martin, Christopher; Nusbaum, Emily C.
Titel	A Snapshot of Creativity: Evaluating a Quick and Simple Method for Assessing Divergent Thinking
Quelle	In: Thinking Skills and Creativity, 4 (2009) 2, S.79-85 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1871-1871
DOI	10.1016/j.tsc.2009.06.005
Schlagwörter	Creative Thinking; Creativity Tests; Scoring; Effect Size; College Students; Personality Measures; Art; Expertise + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kreatives Denken; Creativity test; Kreativitätstest; Bewertung; Collegestudent; Arts; Kunst; Expert appraisal
Abstract	Creativity assessment commonly uses open-ended divergent thinking tasks. The typical methods for scoring these tasks (uniqueness scoring and subjective ratings) are time-intensive, however, so it is impractical for researchers to include divergent thinking as an ancillary construct. The present research evaluated snapshot scoring of divergent thinking tasks, in which the set of responses receives a single holistic rating. We compared snapshot scoring to top-two scoring, a time-intensive, detailed scoring method. A sample of college students (n = 226) completed divergent thinking tasks and measures of personality and art expertise. Top-two scoring had larger effect sizes, but snapshot scoring performed well overall. Snapshot scoring thus appears promising as a quick and simple approach to assessing creativity. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10