<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The discussion raised by the Glăveanu target paper (Glăveanu, 2014) continues in the second issue of “Creativity. Theories – Research – Applications” (CTRA). In this editorial I focus on two elements shared by commentators whose articles are presented in this issue, namely: creative potential and its measurement. I start with the observation that potential is probably the most fuzzy and poorly defined construct in the creativity literature (and likely social science as a whole). As a result of different operationalizations of this category, its valid and reliable measurement is difficult – though not impossible – but, more importantly, several different theories of potential are being developed simultaneously. I focus mainly on critiques of the measurement of creative potential and show how recent developments in psychometrics make it more valid and reliable than critics tend to realize.</p></abstract>

The discussion raised by the Glăveanu target paper (Glăveanu, 2014) continues in the second issue of “Creativity. Theories – Research – Applications” (CTRA). In this editorial I focus on two elements shared by commentators whose articles are presented in this issue, namely: creative potential and its measurement. I start with the observation that potential is probably the most fuzzy and poorly defined construct in the creativity literature (and likely social science as a whole). As a result of different operationalizations of this category, its valid and reliable measurement is difficult – though not impossible – but, more importantly, several different theories of potential are being developed simultaneously. I focus mainly on critiques of the measurement of creative potential and show how recent developments in psychometrics make it more valid and reliable than critics tend to realize.

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Creativity. Theories – Research - Applications

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Notes on Creative Potential and Its Measurement

The discussion raised by the Glăveanu target paper (Glăveanu, 2014) continues in the second issue of “Creativity. Theories – Research – Applications” (CTRA)....

Notes on Creative Potential and Its Measurement¹

Published Online: May 26, 2015

Page range: 4 - 16

Received: Mar 23, 2015

Accepted: Apr 03, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2015-0001

Keywords
Creativity measurement, Creative potential, Adaptive testing

© Maciej Karwowski

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Notes on Creative Potential and Its Measurement1

Published Online: May 26, 2015

Page range: 4 - 16

Received: Mar 23, 2015

Accepted: Apr 03, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2015-0001

KeywordsCreativity measurement, Creative potential, Adaptive testing

© Maciej Karwowski

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Notes on Creative Potential and Its Measurement¹

Keywords
Creativity measurement, Creative potential, Adaptive testing