The Creativity Crisis: The Decrease in Creative Thinking Scores on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking
Primary school (grades 1–6) Lower secondary (grades 7–9) Upper secondary Across ages Creativity
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Syntes: Kim (2011): US Torrance creativity norms fell after 1990, most among the youngest pupils
Källa: Kim, K. H. (2011). The Creativity Crisis: The Decrease in Creative Thinking Scores on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. Creativity Research Journal 23(4), 285–295. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2011.627805
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- Design (abstract): normative data from six TTCT norming samples, K–12 and adults, USA.
- Findings (abstract): creative-thinking scores static or falling from grade 6; since 1990 scores significantly decreased while IQ rose; largest decrease for kindergarten–grade 3.
- Limits: descriptive trend in norm samples, US only; no cause identified (screens are not tested).
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Added in a targeted search for studies that measure creativity directly (theme: kreativitet), for Jonatan's lecture on creativity, AI and learning.
Metadata as recorded
- ID
- CRE-009
- Tier
- observational
- Creativity measured directly
- yes
- Titel
- The Creativity Crisis: The Decrease in Creative Thinking Scores on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking
- Författare
- Kim, K. H.
- År
- 2011 (Creativity Research Journal 23(4), 285–295)
- Källa/DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2011.627805
- URL
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2011.627805
- Typ
- analysis of six TTCT normative samples (1966–2008), 272,599 kindergarten–grade 12 pupils and adults (USA)
- Åldersgrupp
- grundskola-lag;grundskola-hog;gymnasium;overgripande
- Teman
- kreativitet
- Hämtad
- 2026-10-14
- Read
- abstract (OpenAlex record); full text paywalled, not read
- Tillagd
- creativity search 2026-10-14 (requested by Jonatan via Noll); links pending human review