An exploratory study of a computerized creativity test : comparing paper-pencil and computer-based versions of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking /
The purposes of this study were to develop a computerized creativity test with the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT), to examine the equivalence of paper-pencil and computer-based versions of the TTCT, and to examine the patterns of responses involved in the computer-based TTCT. The subject...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The purposes of this study were to develop a computerized creativity test with the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT), to examine the equivalence of paper-pencil and computer-based versions of the TTCT, and to examine the patterns of responses involved in the computer-based TTCT. The subjects were 49 fifth- and sixth-grade students currently enrolled in two public schools in southern Texas. Thirty-four students (8 fifth and 26 sixth graders) were assigned to the first experiment. Later, 15 additional students were recruited from the fifth-grade population and assigned to the second experiment. The computer-based TTCT was developed to present all the features of the paper-pencil TTCT with the additional benefits offered by computer-based testing. Means, variances, test-retest reliability, and attitudinal differences were analyzed to investigate equivalence between the paper-pencil and computer-based versions of the TTCT. Response patterns involved in the figural tasks were explored on the basis of The findings of the study indicated that the overall results obtained from the computer-based TTCT were not equivalent to the paper-pencil version of the TTCT. As mean score differences existed between computer and paper-pencil formats, either separate norms must be developed for the computer-based test or the test needs to be refined or modified. Although this study did not show the equivalence between the two formats, additional information was obtained from the computer-based TTCT regarding response patterns. Findings from this study were somewhat congruent with the response patterns described by Torrance (I 974a), showing clear indications of different response tendencies among subjects and differences in response patterns between the two test forms (A and B). Recommendations are offered for further refinement of the instrument, study of the equivalence issue, and investigation of response patterns for a computer-based test. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Educational Psychology". |
| Physical Description: | xii, 156 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilms Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: pages 110-124. |