| Test Number |
52 |
| Title |
Preschool and Kindergarten Interest Descriptor |
| Author |
Rimm, S. B. |
| Category |
Rating Scale |
| Copyright Date |
1983 |
| Availability |
From publisher |
| Restrictions |
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| Age/Grade Level |
Ages 3-6 |
| Cost |
$90.00 per class set of 30; $15.00 per specimen set. |
| Forms |
|
| Source |
Educational Assessment Service, Inc. |
| Address |
W6050 Apple Road Watertown, WI 53098-3937 |
| Phone |
1-800-795-7466 |
| Fax |
920-261-6622 |
| web or e-mail |
www.sylviarimm.com |
| Definition |
Creativity includes:Originality, imagination, playfulness, independence-perseverance, humor, and having many interests. |
| Purposes |
Designed to “Identify children with attitudes and interests usually associated with preschool and kindergarten creativity.” |
| Characteristics |
Generating Ideas Listening to One's Inner Voice Openness and Courage to Explore Ideas |
| Manual |
| Good |
The manual seems well-organized and clearly written. It includes a discussion of: definition and purposes, the target populations, uses, history and development, validity and reliability evidence, and administration directions. |
| Validity |
| Fair |
Concurrent validity was based on a composite score consisting of teacher ratings of creativeness and experimenter ratings of a picture and a brief dictated story, with 62 subjects ages 3-6 r=.38, with 14 subjects ages 4-5 r=.50, and 18 children r=.32. Con |
| Reliability |
| Fair |
Internal Consistency is reported at .92. The sample is small and not described. |
| Utility |
| Excellent |
Administration is recommended to groups of parents while they visit the school. There are 50 questions on a Likert-type scale from “no” to “definitely.” Responses are related to observations of the child’s interests and behaviors. The measure requires 20-35 minutes to complete. Scoring is by external service. Instructions to parents are clear. |
| Interpretation |
| Fair |
Reports scores for four dimensions: Originality, imagination, playfulness, independence-perseverance, and many interests. Percentile and NCE are reported. However, norms are based on 114 urban, rural, suburban, other relevant characteristics of subjects are not reported. Therefore, interpretation and applications of scores is difficult. |
| Propriety |
| Fair |
There is an effort to caution against misuses. |
| Reviews & Related Lit |
| MMY #10 1989, White, S.: “Psychometrically this test does not meet adequate standards as its norms are based on ‘114 children representing urban, suburban and rural populations.’” “It is felt that this test should be avoided and is inappropriate for the purpose for which it is designed.” Galvin, G.: A large representative sample is needed “then factor analytic reliability and validity studies need to be carried out and reported to the potential user in the manual.” ... This “is a good first step toward development of a creativity screening measure for preschoolers that may eventually prove to be more useful than teacher nominations.” |
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