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Torrance Test of Creative Thinking: The question of its construct validity

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dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Leandro S.
dc.contributor.authorPrieto, Lola
dc.contributor.authorFerrando, Mercedes
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Ema
dc.contributor.authorFerrándiz, Carmen
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-21T10:11:57Z
dc.date.available2020-10-21T10:11:57Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractSome cognitive dimensions are internationally considered by psychologists to describe and to assess creativity. For example, (Guilford, P. (1976). Creatividad y Educaci ´on. Buenos Aires. Ed. Paidos) and (Torrance, E. P. (1977). Discovery and nurturance of giftedness in the culturally different. Reston, VA: Council on Exceptional Children) suggested fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration are the main cognitive processes used to define and assess creativity. However, data from several empirical studies did not confirm a factor structure in accordance with such cognitive functions, despite of the wide use of TTCT (Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking) in different countries. In this paper, we present new data collected in Spain and Portugal with TTCT. According to our data, those cognitive functions supposedly present on a subject’s performance are not so strong as to explain the variance in scores. Elaboration factors assume some variance explanation, but the main factors are identified with the products in each subtest, suggesting the importance of format, content and demand on TTCT specific tasks. Consequently, we suggest some reflections to amplify the debate concerning the definition of creativity and its evaluation in psychology.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationAlmeida, L. S., Prieto, D., Ferrando, M., Oliveira, E., & Ferrándiz, C. (2008). Torrance Test of Creative Thinking: The question of its construct validity. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 3, 53-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2008.03.003pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.tsc.2008.03.003pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10477
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectCreativitypt_PT
dc.subjectDivergent thinkingpt_PT
dc.subjectInsightpt_PT
dc.subjectDimensions of creativitypt_PT
dc.titleTorrance Test of Creative Thinking: The question of its construct validitypt_PT
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oaire.citation.startPage53pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleThinking Skills and Creativitypt_PT
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