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Factor structure of the Wallach‐Kogan Tests of Creativity and measures of intelligence and achievement
Author(s) -
McKinney James D.,
Forman Susan G.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197701)14:1<41::aid-pits2310140110>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - psychology , creativity , fluency , test (biology) , intelligence quotient , construct validity , developmental psychology , construct (python library) , test validity , aptitude , psychometrics , academic achievement , divergent thinking , mathematics education , social psychology , cognition , paleontology , neuroscience , computer science , biology , programming language
The Wallach‐Kogan Tests of Creativity were administered to 129 second‐graders and fluency and uniqueness scores were computed for each of five subtests. Also, each subject was given the Primary Mental Abilities Test and three subtests from the IOWA Tests of Basic Skills. Factor analysis by the principal components method yielded two creativity factors, verbal and figural, that were independent of those defined by the intelligence and achievement measures. Thus, evidence was obtained for the construct validity of the Wallach‐Kogan measures of creative thinking.