Open-access Battery of Intellectual and Creative Assessment for Children: Validity Evidence

Bateria de Avaliação Intelectual e Criativa Infantil: Evidências de Validade

Batería de Evaluación Intelectual y Creativa Infantil: Evidencia de Validez

Abstract:

The literature emphasizes the need for psychological instruments that assess intelligence and creativity simultaneously. This study examined two sources of validity evidence of the Children’s Intellectual and Creative Assessment Battery (BAICI), which consists of five intelligence and three creativity tests. A total of 132 children between the ages of 9 and 12 were included in the study. The Children’s Figural Creativity Test (TCFI) was used as an external criterion for evaluation. A positive and significant correlation was found between the TCFI and the BAICI creativity measures (r = 0.419; p ≤ 001), supporting evidence of convergent validity. Correlations between the TCFI and intelligence measures (r = 0.198; p ≤ 0.023) were low or not significant thus indicating these are independent constructs.

Keywords:
intelligence; creativity; cognitive test; psychometrics; child

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