Creativity Assessment

Test Number	23
Title	Creativity Checklist
Author	Johnson, D. L.
Category	Rating Scale
Copyright Date	1979
Availability	Out of print
Restrictions
Age/Grade Level	K-grad school
Cost	No information available.
Forms	One form, two pages.
Source	No information available
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Definition	Components of creativity include: fluency, flexibility, resourcefulness, constructional skill, ingenuity, independence, and positive self-referencing behavior.
Purposes	This checklist was developed “specifically to identify overt creativity observed by at least one other person.” It seeks to identify creativity in various settings.
Characteristics	Generating Ideas Digging Deeper into Ideas Openness and Courage to Explore Ideas Listening to One's Inner Voice

Manual
Poor	The manual is limited in its contents. The description and number of subjects is not given.

Validity
Fair	The items are based on Torrance’s and the author’s definitions of creativity. Correlation with the TTCT were .56. Correlation with the RAT =.51, and .51 with the Preconscious Activity Scale. These results are weakened due to lack of adequate descriptions

Reliability
Poor	No reliability data is reported.

Utility
Fair	Instructions are limited and could have been written more clearly. The instrument is untimed and requires 15 to 20 minutes to complete up to 26 subjects. Descriptions of the characteristics are given in the record form. Scoring is done by a trained observer.

Interpretation
Fair	Eight behaviors based on Torrance’s definition of the processes of creativity are noted and scored by the observer. The lack of norming information makes score interpretation and application difficult.

Propriety
Poor	Instructions for structuring the observation, or how to avoid bias are missing.

Reviews & Related Lit

MMY # 9, 1985: Dwinell, P. “Publication of the Creativity Checklist appears to be premature. …Nevertheless, the items in the checklist represent rather salient characteristics and, used as a quick didactic device to observe behavior, may be useful.” Hawthorne, L. W.: “Given the technical and conceptual problems of the CCh, there is no reason to recommend it over unaided observation.” Seven references are listed in the manual.