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This is a summary of results from several measures of creativity which I took over a period of a year. The results are impressive, and each is interpreted for you in the sections below. All of these tests were administered Dr. Grove, who is currently conducting research in creativity. These are the measures I have used:
The Creativity Assessment Packet by Frank Williams, Ph.D,
The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking by E. Paul Torrance, Ed.D.
The PYTHAGORAS B/C by Greg A. Grove, Ph.D.
The Wechsler Abreviated Scale of Intelligence,WASI by David Wechsler, Ph.D.
The Luscher Color Test by Max Luscher, Ph.D.
The Preconscious Activity Scale by John L. Holland, Ph.D., and Leonard L. Baird, Ph.D.
If you'd like to see what else is being offered, take a look at this selection of creativity testing links
The
Creativity Assessment Packet
by Frank Williams, Ph.D. (1980, 1993)
The Williams Scale
a) Curiosity 93
b) Imagination
c) Complexity
d) Risk-Taking
e) Total
50
50
98
84
In the areas of imagination and complexity I have scores in
the fifty percentile ranges. One may infer that my ideas
will not be average in complexity. I believe in simplicity.
Just as an average measure of imagination foretells that the
ideas themselves may not be far from what the average person
might understand.
On the other hand the score of 93 in the curiosity measure
shows that I am quite curious. I do want to know "why" and
am capable of speculating, theorizing, and bringing in a
wide range of perspectives to a creativity session. The 98
scored on the risk taking measure demonstrates that I do not
let preconditions, or assumptions rest untested. I am
willing to consider any possibility or reconsider them once
they have been rethought. Why leave any line of thought
untouched, unquestioned?
Exercise in Divergent Thinking (Form A)
by Frank Williams, Ph.D. (1991)
This is an observation screen. Dan
scored 78 out of 100 points, which places him in the
superior range of divergent thinking and feeling as these
relate to creativity. This score is equivalent to the 92nd
percentile based on group norms. This test revealed
extremely high performance scores through a combination of
verbal left-brain abilities (titles), along with non-verbal
right-brain visual perceptive abilities
(drawings).
Then, looking at the measures for
Fluency you see scores also in the 98th percentile. I feel
that this measures one's ability to form ideas along a line
of thought, that proceed from one to the another with a
logic all their own. Elaboration is a measure expanding on
a single idea to create others. Often times it is not the
idea itself, or even the question or problem that I am posed
with that ultimately provides an solution, or resolution,
but rather the ruminations upon particular parts of an idea
or by changing one aspect of an idea and speculating on how
this single change would have a ripple effect on other
aspects of the problem at hand.
Creative Thinking
a) Fluency
b) Flexibility
c) Originality
d) Elaboration
e) Total
Form A
98 percentile
98 percentile
97 percentile
98 percentile
97 percentile
Form B
98 percentile
50 percentile
98 percentile
93 percentile
84 percentile
In these results, what stands out most are the measures for
Originality, both in the high nineties percentile range.
This is quite remarkable and means that I can come up with
ideas, lots of them. It almost goes without saying that they
will be new and unique.
Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking
Verbal Form A
by E. Paul Torrance, Ed.D. (1966, 1993) a) Fluency 96 percentile The Torrance measures, to a great
extent agree with the measures on the Williams Scale. I feel
that this adds some verity to the idea that I have a
creative ability that is unusually high. The overall Creativity Index is quite
high. If this is a measure of where I score relative to the
population as a whole, then I am as creative as the 5% most
creative people.
b) Flexibility
c) Originality
d) Average
e) Creativity Index
86 percentile
98 percentile
97 percentile
95 percentile
Figural Form A
by E. Paul Torrance, Ed.D. (1962) a) Fluency 65 percentile Originality and Elaboration have been
touched on before in other tests, these scores simply
validate them. For those in advertising or public relations
the scoring for Abstractness of Titles might be interesting.
For those with pressing problems my scoring for Resistance
to Closure might tell you that I am persistent, unwilling to
simply give up when I am seeking a creative solution to a
problem. On this measure I am average in Fluency, a result
at variance with similarly titled measures on the Torrance,
Verbal Form A, and that of the Williams Scale. Those tests
measure verbal abilities, this one is based on figures drawn
during the test. Perhaps then I am not a great artist. But
then we are talking about finding creative solutions to your
concerns.
b) Originality
c) Elaboration
d) Abstractness of Titles
e) Resistance to Closure
f) Average
90 percentile
99 percentile
92 percentile
87 percentile
98 percentile
Experimental Measures of Verbal and Nonverbal Creativity
by Greg A. Grove, Ph.D. (1999)
Dan was administered both forms of the
Pythagoras. The WASI was administered between the Pythagoras
tests to control and reduce any practice effects. Dan also
took the Luscher Color Test, and the Preconscious Activity
Scale, their results, as well as that of the WASI, are
included after those of the PYTHAGORAS B and C. The Conceptual Insight subtest
pertains to verbal concepts. Dan determined whether two
words were similar or opposite in meaning. This subtest is
timed, and speed and accuracy are critical to getting a high
score. Dan's average T-score for this subtest is 72.5, the
99th percentile. His performance on Form B most nearly
equates to his WASI Verbal IQ at the 96th percentile. From
the results of this subtest, Dan demonstrated an excellent
command of reading vocabulary and verbal reasoning, which
could readily out-picture itself in handling the demands of
creative verbal expression through writing. The Personality Disposition subtest is
composed of two parts. Interests and Activities measures
breadth and depth of various academic, vocational, and
recreational endeavors, whereas Character Development
measures personality from an array of positive traits. Above
average scores typify the "nonconformist," whereas low
scores typify the "conformist." Dan's T-score on the
Interests and Activities portion suggests High Average depth
and breath at the 73rd percentile. His average T-score on
the Character Development portion profiles the creative,
nonconformist at the 96th percentile. Based on these
results, Dan possesses the intensive focus and nonconforming
behavior that typifies a highly creative and diverse
disposition. The Creative Imitation subtest allows
the examinee an opportunity to modify and personalize a
generic figure common to nearly every culture. The test is
timed and scored on the basis of fluency (speed of
performance), persistence, style of performance
(trail-and-error or synthesis), aesthetic quality, and
imagination. To attain a high score the examinee must work
quickly and exhibit creativity that produces a new figure of
same type but with greater depth of uniqueness. Dan's
performance at the 99.1 percentile on both forms of the
Pythagoras suggests that he is extremely capable of taking
an existing idea and modifying it to produce a "better
mousetrap." The Original Production subtest
provides the examinee with an opportunity to create his own
figure, design, or object using up to 9 geometric shapes.
There are two trials. The first uses the shapes without
color and the second uses the same shapes but with 2 choices
of color per shape. The addition of color generally appeals
to the examinee and adds another dimension to the creative
act Dan's performance at the 99.1 percentile on both forms
suggests that he excels in the area of visual-perception
organization and synthesis. Dan's extremely high 99.1
percentile on this test reflects his High Average to
Superior Block Design and Matrix Reasoning scores on the
WASI. Dr. Greg A. Grove Certified
Educational Therapist
Form B
Classification Conceptual Insight 67 Percentiles 96.0 These measures provide a description
of some fundamental creative measures. They describe a
person who can extend existing ideas, eventually altering or
wholly changing them into something new. However in Verbal
Interpretation I am average. This portends an ability to
speak in simpler ways when explaining myself, in other
words, I can make myself understood. The average score in Original
Production is only apparently at variance with similar
measures on other tests. However, the PYTHAGORAS B uses
simple geometrical shapes, in part, and so may well have
complexity as a component in its scoring. I interpret this
to mean that my ideas are not more complex than those of
most persons, meaning, possibly, that I may have a talent
for finding simple solutions. The results from the Form C, a test
quite similar to that of Form B, provides similar
results.
Personality Disposition
Creative Imitation
Original Production
Composite
63
73
73
69
90.0
99.1
99.1
97.0
Form C
Descriptors
Conceptual Insight
Personality Disposition
Creative Imitation
Original Production
Composite
78
61
73
73
71
99.7
86.0
99.1
99.1
98.0
Gifted......
......
High Average..
Very Creative..
Very Creative..
Very Creative..
The Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI)
by David Wechsler, Ph. D. 1999
This is a brief clinically-administered test of
cognitive functioning
that correlates well with the Wechsler
Adult Intelligence Test-III (WAIS-III).
Vocabulary Verbal IQ Predicted Full-Scale WAIS-III IQ:
116-139 at the 90% confidence interval, with a mean IQ of
129, the 97th percentile.
Similarities Design
Block Design
Matrix Reasoning
66
64
61
69
95
92
86
97
Dan's results on both the verbal and non-verbal sections of
the WASI demonstrated superior performance. His overall
cognitive functioning places him in the upper 3 percent of
the norming population. Individuals scoring this high many
times exhibit those personality traits associated with
mentally gifted individuals.
Performance IQ
Full Scale IQ
68
69
96
97
by Max Luscher, Ph.D. (1948, 1969 )
The brief Color Test was administered
to determine Dan's overall psycho-physiological state at the
time of the testing. His overall score revealed no extreme
levels of anxiety or personality dysfunction but rather an
openness to experience new ideas and to disclose himself
freely and openly to the examiner.
The Preconscious Activity Scale
by John L. Holland, Ph.D. and Leonard L. Baird, Ph.D. (1968)
Raw Score: 26 Male College Norms: Percentile
96 This brief screen for creativity
consisted of 38 questions to which Dan responded "yes" or
"no." The Scale is based on the theory that creative
individuals have greater access to their subconscious mind
from which to accesses divergent thoughts and feelings.
Dan's score places him in the upper 4 percent of the male
population and suggests excellent creativity
functioning.
Creativity Testing Links, 2018