关键词: 创造力, 远程联想测验, 项目反应理论, 信息函数, 学业成绩

Abstract:

The aim of the current study is to construct the Remote Associates Test (RAT) in Chinese version, which is based on the theory of associative creativity. Item response theory (IRT) with Binary Logistic Models was used for item selection. Participants were 2659 middle-school students from Guangdong, Gansu, and Hubei Province. Based on the principle of Criterion-Referenced Test, the item difficulty was limited between ?3.00 and 3.00, the item discrimination was limited between 0.30 and 2.50, and the item information was above 0.20. In addition, the RAT scores were positively correlated with scores on the Torrance Test of Creativity, Runco Test, and Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices. Results of RAT were also positively correlated with teachers’ evaluations of creativity and could significantly predict middle-school academic performance. Potential applications of RAT are also discussed.

Key words: creativity, Remote Associates Test, item response theory, information function, academic performance