| Test Number |
61 |
| Title |
Student Talent and Risk Profile (Star) |
| Author |
Institute for Behavioral Research in Creativity |
| Category |
Self-Report Inventory |
| Copyright Date |
1990 |
| Availability |
From publisher |
| Restrictions |
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| Age/Grade Level |
Grades 5 - 12 |
| Cost |
Contact publisher |
| Forms |
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| Source |
Institute for Behavioral Research in Creativity |
| Address |
1570 South 1100 East Salt Lake City, UT 84105 |
| Phone |
801-487-3209 |
| Fax |
801-487-3771 |
| web or e-mail |
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| Definition |
“Students with high Creativity scores report high levels of interest in independent thinking and learning, and learning in individual, self-selected activities outside of school. They tend to report a strong interest in reading, practicing, and studying outside of school to learn about a subject of interest or to increase a specific skill. These students are interested in thinking up and trying out new ideas, approaches, and solutions to problems in areas of interest outside of school...” |
| Purposes |
The purpose is to identify talented students as well as students “at risk” for counseling, guidance, and special teaching strategies. |
| Characteristics |
Openness and Courage to Explore Ideas Listening to One's Inner Voice Generating Ideas Digging Deeper into Ideas |
| Manual |
| Good |
There is a discussion of the measures’s purposes, history and development, score descriptions, directions for administration and scoring, coding, norms, and feedback reports. Cautions for proper use are provided. Reliability and validity evidence is pres |
| Validity |
| Good |
Cross validities for the creativity score were in the .40’s. Concurrent validity was .30 with artistic potential. There were also significant predictive validity. |
| Reliability |
| Good |
Coefficient alpha across grade level and scores ranged from .77 to .91. Alpha for the creativity subscore was .79 to .82. Stability is not reported. |
| Utility |
| Excellent |
The measure can be administered by any professional in group settings in about 1 hour. The instructions are clear. There are 150 multiple-choice items. Scoring is externally by the publisher. |
| Interpretation |
| Excellent |
There are clear descriptions of each score, and scoring procedures. Percentile rankings are provided. The norms are based on the scores of over 10,000 Utah students in grades 4 through 12. |
| Propriety |
| Good |
There is a discussion concerning the proper uses of the measure and application of the scores. |
| Reviews & Related Lit |
| MMY 1995: This is an expansion of the Biographical Inventory Form U. It is best used as part of a battery. “At risk” identification is questionable. |
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