Development of the Uzma Amena Creativity Tool: Measuring Creativity Through Verbal and Figural Divergent Thinking

The purpose of the study was to develop a test battery for measuring creativity and analyze its psychometric properties. The creativity assessment was founded on the concept of divergent thinking. Uzma Amena Creativity Tool (UACT), consists of three verbal subtests: Imagine the Consequences, Unusual Uses of Things, Seeing Problems and two figural subtests: Graphic Domain and Scribble Enhancement each having 3 items. Initially, a sample of 68 respondents, 27 women and 41 men, (M=22, SD=3.07) were asked how they understood the concept of creativity and how it can be measured. With the help of identified themes and literature review the items were generated which were grounded on factor Process of Rhodes 4p model (1961) and mainly influenced by Guilford (1967) and Torrance test of Creative thinking (1999).The initial test was piloted and was reviewed by experts, after this, the test was administered in different sequences to a sample of 55 participants, 31 women and 24 men, (M=24.5, SD=3.64) to control possible order effect. Principal component analysis (PCA) established on a sample of 150 participants, 58 women and 92 men (M=20.85, SD=1.80) yielded a 3-factor solution with Eigen values >1.0, namely Functional Creativity, Pictorial Creativity and Hypothetical Creativity. The inter item consistency of the finalized 15 items was high (α=.893). The sample’s level of creativity was identified in the categories of: Exceptionally Creative, Very Creative, Above Average, Average and Below Average. The retest reliability(r= .904, p<.01) was established on a sample of 100 participants. UACT appears to be a promising test for uncovering creative potential within our local cultural context and has paved the way for further research with potential applications in educational, organizational, and clinical domains.