Factor structure of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking Figural Form A in Kiswahili speaking children: Multidimensionality and influences on creative behavior

The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking was developed in 1966 and it is the most used and referenced creativity test

Abstract

The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) was developed in 1966 and has been translated into more than 35 languages (Millar, 2002). It is the most used and referenced creativity test. This study carried out in poor areas of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with 125 Kiswahili speaking children aged 8–12 years old.

This work is part of ‘The Identification and Nurturing of high ability students in the slums of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania’ project supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the UK Department for International Development.

Citation

Steve Humble, Pauline Dixon, Elias Mpofu, Factor structure of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking Figural Form A in Kiswahili speaking children: Multidimensionality and influences on creative behavior, Thinking Skills and Creativity, Volume 27, 2018, Pages 33-44, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2017.11.005.

Factor structure of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking Figural Form A in Kiswahili speaking children: Multidimensionality and influences on creative behavior, Thinking Skills and Creativity

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Published 31 March 2018