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Title: Improving the Large-Scale Creative Thinking Assessments: A Sociocultural View
Language: English
Authors: Weiguo Pang (ORCID 0000-0001-6702-8030), Jonathan A. Plucker (ORCID 0000-0002-5327-0851)
Source: Journal of Creative Behavior. 2026 60(1).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity Tests, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Secondary School Students, Test Construction, Test Items, Data Use, Gender Differences, Affordances
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Program for International Student Assessment
DOI: 10.1002/jocb.70090
ISSN: 0022-0175
2162-6057
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to use the Six A's model of creativity (namely actor, aim, action, artifact, audience, and affordance) to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the PISA 2022 creative thinking (CT) assessment and offer suggestions for improving the testing program. The authors point out that student CT in the PISA context is conceptualized as a specific type of creativity. It is PISA's aim that determines who the creative actors are, how the students engage in CT processes, and how the creative outcomes are presented. Based on the analysis of PISA 2022 methodology and results, we propose a series of suggestions for enhancing the PISA CT competencies and revising the relational test items, as well as how to use the PISA data to conduct secondary analysis. The issue of the gender gap in CT performance is also discussed from the perspective of environmental affordances.
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