Creativity Assessment

Test Number	21
Title	Creativity Assessment Packet
Author	Williams, Frank E.
Category	Rating Scale Test
Copyright Date	1980
Availability	From Publisher
Restrictions
Age/Grade Level	Ages 6-18
Cost	Complete kit $109.00
Forms	Two tests and a rating scale to be used by parents and teachers.
Source	Pro-Ed, Inc.
Address	8700 Shoal Creek Boulevard Austin, TX 78757-6897
Phone	800-897-3202
Fax	800-397-7633
web or e-mail	www.proedinc.com
Definition	Williams defines creativity in relation to four cognitive factors (fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration) and four affective factors (curiosity, imagination, complexity, and risk-taking). These are dimensions of “The Williams Cube,” discussed in a number of the author’s other publications on creativity.
Purposes	This instrument is designed to measure four cognitive and four affective factors in creativity, through a test for students and ratings scales for parents or teachers.
Characteristics	Generating Ideas Openness and Courage to Explore Ideas Listening to One's Inner Voice

Manual
Fair	The manual is often vague and incomplete.

Validity
Poor	Claims are made for validity, but there is no specific description of the kinds of evidence available to support those claims and there are no specific descriptions of the samples from who data were obtained.

Reliability
Poor	The reliability data are described only in very general terms, without sufficient information to permit the user the evaluate the claims being made for the instrument.

Utility
Good	The instrument seems easy to use, although 10 to 20 minutes of teacher time, as well as parent cooperation would be required for each student.

Interpretation
Fair	Student performance, and teacher/parent ratings provide scores for fluency, flexibility, originality, elaboration, title, and total from Test A (Divergent Thinking). Test B (Divergent Feeling) provides five scores curiosity, imagination, complexity, risk-taking, and total. Lack of data makes interpretation difficult.

Propriety
Poor	Not addressed in the manual.

Reviews & Related Lit

MMY #9, 1985 Damon, F.: “The Creativity Assessment Packet contains the germs of good ideas, but the author seems to be out of contact with the research literature in the field. Rosen, C. L.: “In conclusion the CAP contains a technically uncertain set of instruments whose usefulness is limited by lack of appropriate information as to validity and reliability… [T]he CAP cannot be recommended for use.” Cole, H. P., & Parsons, D. E. (1974). The Williams total creativity program. Journal of Creative Behavior, 8(3), 187-206. Domino, G. (1977). Transcendental meditation and creativity: an empirical investigation. Journal of Applied Psychology, 62(3), 358-362. Williams, F. E. (1969). Models for encouraging creativity in the classroom by integrating cognitive-affective behaviors. Educational Technology, 9, 7-13. Williams, F. E. (1970). Classroom ideas for encouraging thinking and feeling, (2nd ed.) . Buffalo, NY: D.O.K. Williams, F. E. (1970). The first volume of classroom ideas for encouraging thinking and feeling . Buffalo NY: DOK Publishers. Williams, F. E. (1971). Models for encouraging activity in the classroom. In J. C. Gowan, & P. Torrance (Ed.), Educating the ablest (pp. 222-233). Itasca, IL: F. E. Peacock. Williams, F. E. (1972). A total creativity program for individualizing and humanizing the learning process: identifying and measuring creative potential, (vol. 1) . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology. Williams, F. E. (1972). A total creativity program kit . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology. Williams, F. E. (1975). National schools project. In A. Seferian, & H. P. Cole (Ed.), Encounters in thinking: a compendium of curricula for process education (occasional paper number six) Buffalo, NY: Creative Education Foundation. Williams, F. E. (1979). Williams' strategies to orchestrate Renzulli's Triad. Gifted Child Today, 9(S/O), 2-6, 10. Williams, F. E. (1979). Assessing creativity across Williams' "Cube" Model. Gifted Child Quarterly, 23(4), 748-756. Williams, F. E. (1980). Gifted education offers hope for every child. Learning, 9(3), 94-95. Williams, F. E. (1982). Developing children's creativity at home and in school. Gifted Child Today, 24(S/O), 2-6. Williams, F. E. (1983). Enriched experiences for more able learners. Gifted Child Today, 29(S/O), 2-5. Williams, F. E. (1988). A magic circle. Gifted Child Today, 11(1), 2-5.