Structure of figural forms A and B of the Torrance tests of creative thinking

Journal/Book: Educ Psychol Meas. 1998; 58: 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Sage Publications Inc. 275-283.

Abstract: This study analyzed the structure of the subscores obtained through streamlined scoring of 334 adults' responses to Figural Forms A and B of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT). The results of principal components analyses indicated that one general creativity factor adequately represented the subscores of both Form A and Form B. An empirical comparison of the factor structures of Form A and Form B indicated that these forms have an equivalent structure. The results of commonality analyses confirmed that the five subscores of each form provide very little unique variance and suggested that a new subscore, resistance to premature closure, may be a better indicator than fluency is of the divergent thinking skills measured by the figural TTCT.

Note: Article Clapham MM, Drake Univ, Des Moines,IA 50311 USA

Keyword(s): DIVERGENT THINKING; NONGIFTED CHILDREN; VALIDITY; ORIGINALITY; RELIABILITY

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