Journal article
Creativity Measurement in Undergraduate Students From 1984-2013: A Systematic Review
Psychology of aesthetics, creativity, and the arts, v 13(2)
May 2019
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Abstract
The aim of this article is to provide a systematic literature review of studies published between 1984 and 2013 that used measures of creativity in undergraduate students. We present previous reviews that show an increasing interest in creativity research and the measures used in creativity assessment. Four questions guided our analyses: (a) What measures have been used to study creativity?; (b) What is the prevalence of creativity measures in studies published in different types of journals?; (c) What are the most prevalent key terms used in respect to creativity in these studies?; and (d) How is creativity used as variables (e.g., dependent vs. independent)? The initial database search produced 3,993 resulting articles; after applying our inclusion and exclusion criteria, we narrowed the sample of the studies to 446. Our analyses revealed an increase in the use of self-report and product rating measures to study creativity in undergraduate students over the 30-year period; the overall use of divergent thinking and convergent thinking measures, however, has decreased. The most frequently used term was creativity; creativity was also most commonly used as an outcome variable in studies. The observed trends are consistent with earlier observations of growing interest in creativity assessment, most likely the result of changes in the domain of creativity research itself. We conclude with recommendations for future creativity research based on the results.
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- Title
- Creativity Measurement in Undergraduate Students From 1984-2013: A Systematic Review
- Creators
- Heather T Snyder - Edinboro UniversityJulia A Hammond - Edinboro UniversityMagdalena G Grohman - The University of Texas at DallasJen Katz-Buonincontro - Drexel University
- Contributors
- Thalia Goldstein (Editor)Oshin Vartanian (Editor)Baptiste Barbot (Editor)Roni Reiter-Palmon (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Psychology of aesthetics, creativity, and the arts, v 13(2)
- Publisher
- Educational Publishing Foundation
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000464412800002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85064325540
- Other Identifier
- 991019169595604721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Humanities, Multidisciplinary
- Psychology, Experimental