<i>‘A must-read for students, teachers, practitioners, and creativity researchers. Measuring creativity is by no means straightforward. This book makes measurement manageable while emphasizing its complexity and challenges.’</i>

- Maciej Karwowski, University of Wrocław, Poland,

<i>‘This Handbook’s authoritative coverage of creativity assessment is truly remarkable, encompassing both the historical context and the latest theoretical, methodological and technical advancements. Importantly, at no point do the contributors shy away from controversies, challenges and debates. This is certain to be a valuable resource for many years to come.’</i>

- Linden Ball, University of Central Lancashire, UK,

<i>‘Assessment of creativity is an essential area with both theoretical and practical implications. Runco and Acar have edited an outstanding, comprehensive, interesting, and state-of-the art volume. The chapters are of high quality by top scholars and researchers that often present exciting ideas. A breadth of topics include assessment of creative potential, personality, products, cognitive processes, and within contexts of neuroscience, schools, and organizations. This book is a major contribution to the field of creativity assessment and speaks to the future.’</i>

- Sandra Russ, Case Western Reserve University, US,

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<i>‘This Handbook is an essential read for comprehensive insights into creativity assessment, spanning historical foundations to cutting-edge developments. It covers key issues and facets of creativity assessment, showcasing the complementarity of perspectives in the field. A must-have for researchers and practitioners exploring creativity!’</i>

- Baptiste Barbot, UCLouvain, Belgium,

The Handbook of Creativity Assessment provides a holistic overview of the current theories and methods used to evaluate creativity. Setting out clear guidance for the effective assessment of both creative potential and creative performance, it paints a comprehensive picture of the beneficial nature of measuring creativity accurately, however it is expressed.



Eminent authors discuss factors that can affect the nature of creativity, such as openness and intellect, and carefully analyze human traits, including gender and personality, to determine whether they also have an impact on creativity. Key issues including differing research contexts and research economics are acknowledged to highlight the complexities of the field. Ultimately, the Handbook argues that creativity can be accurately assessed, and when it is, our understanding is expanded and it is easier to support creativity and its benefits.



Scholars of creative studies, innovation, research methods, psychometrics, and education will appreciate the contemporary and historical methodologies explored within this Handbook. The explorations of real-world creativity assessments are also beneficial for educators and management practitioners.

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Contents PART I FOUNDATIONS OF CREATIVITY ASSESSMENT 1 Measuring up: aligning creativity assessment with the Standards 2 Denis G. Dumas and Katalin Grajzel 2 A brief history of creativity assessment 20 Todd Lubart and Daniel Sundquist 3 Assessing creative potential: measures, methods, and theories 40 Mark A. Runco PART II PERSONALITY, SELF, AND MOTIVATION 4 Creativity styles: making the case for a distinctly different approach to creativity assessment 65 Gerard J. Puccio and Amanda Lohiser 5 Creativity personality assessment 87 Ning Hao and Kelong Lu 6 Measuring the dark side of creativity 99 Hansika Kapoor PART III ASSESSING CREATIVE COGNITION 7 Divergent thinking: early views 114 Jonathan A. Plucker, Melanie S. Meyer, and Pingsheng Liu 8 Assessing divergent thinking: recent advances 128 Mark A. Runco and Selcuk Acar 9 Creativity assessment in cognitive neuroscience 148 Mathias Benedek, Christian Rominger, and Andreas Fink 10 Measuring insight 166 Gayle T. Dow 11 Assessing the role of associative abilities in creative thinking via behavioral, computational, and neuroscientific approaches 182 Yoed N. Kenett 12 The assessment of problem finding 199 Weiping Hu and Shuoqi Xiang PART IV ASSESSMENT CONTEXTS 13 Assessing the rise and geography of the creative economy 215 Richard Florida and Todd Gabe 14 Creativity assessment in schools and classrooms 234 Ronald A. Beghetto and Bregje van Geffen 15 Assessing creativity in organizations: measures and validation 253 Michael D. Mumford, Mark Fichtel, Samantha England, and Tanner Newbold 16 Historiometric approaches to assessment: products, persons, and periods and places 270 Dean Keith Simonton PART V ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES 17 Assessment of creative activities and achievements 287 Sue Hyeon Paek 18 The assessment of product creativity 305 David H. Cropley 19 The Consensual Assessment Technique 320 James C. Kaufman, Lihong Xie, and John Baer PART VI CONCLUDING REMARKS 20 Creativity assessment: reactions, reflections, and directions for future research 335 Selcuk Acar and Mark A. Runco Index 362
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781839102141
Publisert
2024-08-09
Utgiver
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd; Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Høyde
244 mm
Bredde
169 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
386

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Edited by Mark A. Runco, Director of Creativity Research and Programming, Southern Oregon University and Selcuk Acar, University of North Texas, US