The Handbook of Creativity Assessment provides a holistic overview of the current theories and methods used to evaluate creativity. Setting out clear guidance for the effective assessment of both creative potential and creative performance, it paints a comprehensive picture of the beneficial nature of measuring creativity accurately, however it is expressed.
Eminent authors discuss factors that can affect the nature of creativity, such as openness and intellect, and carefully analyze human traits, including gender and personality, to determine whether they also have an impact on creativity. Key issues including differing research contexts and research economics are acknowledged to highlight the complexities of the field. Ultimately, the Handbook argues that creativity can be accurately assessed, and when it is, our understanding is expanded and it is easier to support creativity and its benefits.
Scholars of creative studies, innovation, research methods, psychometrics, and education will appreciate the contemporary and historical methodologies explored within this Handbook. The explorations of real-world creativity assessments are also beneficial for educators and management practitioners.
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A must-read for students, teachers, practitioners, and creativity researchers. Measuring creativity is by no means straightforward. This book makes measurement manageable while emphasizing its complexity and challenges. -- Maciej Karwowski, University of Wrocaw, Poland This Handbooks authoritative coverage of creativity assessment is truly remarkable, encompassing both the historical context and the latest theoretical, methodological and technical advancements. Importantly, at no point do the contributors shy away from controversies, challenges and debates. This is certain to be a valuable resource for many years to come. -- Linden Ball, University of Central Lancashire, UK Assessment of creativity is an essential area with both theoretical and practical implications. Runco and Acar have edited an outstanding, comprehensive, interesting, and state-of-the art volume. The chapters are of high quality by top scholars and researchers that often present exciting ideas. A breadth of topics include assessment of creative potential, personality, products, cognitive processes, and within contexts of neuroscience, schools, and organizations. This book is a major contribution to the field of creativity assessment and speaks to the future. -- Sandra Russ, Case Western Reserve University, US This Handbook is an essential read for comprehensive insights into creativity assessment, spanning historical foundations to cutting-edge developments. It covers key issues and facets of creativity assessment, showcasing the complementarity of perspectives in the field. A must-have for researchers and practitioners exploring creativity! -- Baptiste Barbot, UCLouvain, Belgium
ContentsPART I FOUNDATIONS OF CREATIVITY ASSESSMENT1 Measuring up: aligning creativity assessment with the Standards 2Denis G. Dumas and Katalin Grajzel2 A brief history of creativity assessment 20 Todd Lubart and Daniel Sundquist3 Assessing creative potential: measures, methods, and theories 40Mark A. RuncoPART II PERSONALITY, SELF, AND MOTIVATION4 Creativity styles: making the case for a distinctly different approach tocreativity assessment 65Gerard J. Puccio and Amanda Lohiser5 Creativity personality assessment 87Ning Hao and Kelong Lu6 Measuring the dark side of creativity 99Hansika KapoorPART III ASSESSING CREATIVE COGNITION7 Divergent thinking: early views 114Jonathan A. Plucker, Melanie S. Meyer, and Pingsheng Liu8 Assessing divergent thinking: recent advances 128Mark A. Runco and Selcuk Acar9 Creativity assessment in cognitive neuroscience 148Mathias Benedek, Christian Rominger, and Andreas Fink10 Measuring insight 166Gayle T. Dow11 Assessing the role of associative abilities in creative thinking viabehavioral, computational, and neuroscientific approaches 182Yoed N. Kenett12 The assessment of problem finding 199Weiping Hu and Shuoqi XiangPART IV ASSESSMENT CONTEXTS13 Assessing the rise and geography of the creative economy 215Richard Florida and Todd Gabe14 Creativity assessment in schools and classrooms 234Ronald A. Beghetto and Bregje van Geffen15 Assessing creativity in organizations: measures and validation 253Michael D. Mumford, Mark Fichtel, Samantha England, and Tanner Newbold16 Historiometric approaches to assessment: products, persons, andperiods and places 270Dean Keith SimontonPART V ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES17 Assessment of creative activities and achievements 287Sue Hyeon Paek18 The assessment of product creativity 305David H. Cropley19 The Consensual Assessment Technique 320James C. Kaufman, Lihong Xie, and John BaerPART VI CONCLUDING REMARKS20 Creativity assessment: reactions, reflections, and directions for future research 335Selcuk Acar and Mark A. RuncoIndex 362
Edited by Mark A. Runco, Director of Creativity Research and Programming, Southern Oregon University and Selcuk Acar, University of North Texas, US
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