Study shows creativity assessments progressing slowly, including racialized, gendered approaches
The National Research Council has identified creativity as a crucial 21st Century skill, but there isn't a single, widely approved method for identifying creative young people and supporting the quality as part of their education. While the benefits of creativity has long been acknowledged, a recent study from the University of Kansas discovered that there are three main ways to gauge it in young people. Racialized, gendered, and class-based strategies all have advantages and disadvantages. To gain a better understanding of the current of creativity evaluations, KU researchers examined papers that were published in eight significant creative, psychological, and educational journals between 2010 and 2021. The findings demonstrated that self-report questionnaires, rating scales, and tests of divergent thinking or creativity are still the main methods used to evaluate creativity. According to the researchers, the lack of originality in evaluations demonstrates the need for a refined a...