Creativity Assessment

Test Number	37
Title	Kit of Reference Tests for Cognition
Author	Ekstrom, R. B. and others
Category	Test
Copyright Date	1976
Availability	Education Policy Research and Services Div. - ETS
Restrictions
Age/Grade Level	Grades 6-16
Cost	Contact ETC for ordering information and licensing agreement
Forms	72 Tests (see below for locator numbers of several pertinent tests)
Source	Educational Testing Service
Address	Rosedale Road, R-143, 10-R Princeton, NJ 08541 Attn: Eddye Mingo
Phone	609-734-1055
Fax	609-734-1755
web or e-mail	www.ets.org
Definition	Test FF-1 (Fluency, Figural-ornamentation) #TC008205; Test FF-2 (Fluency, Figural-Elaboration) #TC008206; Test FF-3 (Fluency, Figural-symbols) #TC008207; XU-1(Flexibility of Use-combining objects) #TC008258; XU-2(Flexibility of Use-substitute uses) #TC008259; XU-3(Flexibility of Use-making groups) #TC008260; XU-4(Flexibility of Use-different uses) #TC008261. see below for more details.
Purposes	A set of 72 tests that have been demonstrated to be consistent markers for 23 cognitive factors. Most of these are specific tests, intended primarily for research use.
Characteristics	Generating Ideas Digging Deeper into Ideas

Manual
	There is a general manual for the kit. Specific supporting information varies for each test.

Validity
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Reliability
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Utility
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Interpretation
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Propriety
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Reviews & Related Lit

FF1- Subjects are asked to make as many different decorations as possible on common objects. FF-2- Subject are asked to add to the existing decoration, as many different decorations as possible. FF-3- Subjects are asked to draw up to five different symbols for each of ten words or phrases. XU-1- Subjects are asked to name two objects which , when used together, would fulfill a particular request. XU-2- Subjects are asked to think of a common object that could serve as a substitute for the given object or purpose. XU-3- Subject are asked to combine three or more items from a list of seven into groups and to provide a reason for each grouping. XU-4-T- Subject are asked to think of up to six different uses for four common objects. Other tests include: Flexibility of closure, Speed of Closure, Associational Fluency, Expressional Fluency; Ideational Fluency; Induction; Associative Memory; Perceptual Speed; General Reasoning; Visualization, and Figural Flexibility. Each test is made up of from two to four sub-tests.