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Peer reviewedTorrance, E. Paul; Safter, H. Tammy – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1989
A 22-year longitudinal study of the "Just Suppose" Test is reported. Five criteria of later achievement were correlated with such test measures as fluency, originality, and emotional expression. Correlation coefficients were statistically significant in 27 of the 35 cells with the overall Creativity Index being most predictive of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Creative Activities, Creativity, Creativity Research
Download full textTorrance, E. Paul – 1976
After a brief historical review of the place of creativity in educational programs, this article argues that we are moving into a new phase in educational thinking about the role of creativity in education. Educational objectives now include many aspects of creative behavior. The use of textbooks, supplementary materials, tests, and training…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Educational Philosophy
Torrance, E. Paul – Gifted Child Quart, 1969
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Creative Activities, Creativity, Exceptional Child Research
Torrance, E. Paul – 1969
This pamphlet touches on definitions of creativity; its manifestations and methods of measurement on the preschool, elementary, high school, and college levels; its pattern of development; non-test ways of identifying creative behavior; and an explanation of creative learning. Common blocks to creative development are delineated, and a section…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creativity
