Creativity assessment in schools and classrooms

In recent years, approaches aimed at assessing creativity in educational contexts have expanded in line with increasing national and international emphasis placed on the importance of identifying, cultivating, and assessing the creative potential of young people. To understand how creativity is and can be assessed in contemporary schools and classrooms, scholars and educators first need to clarify the different aims and approaches for using those assessments in educational settings. In this chapter, we describe the different goals, types, and uses of creativity assessment in schools and classrooms. We open by discussing two overarching aims of creativity assessment in schools and classrooms: assessment of creativity and assessment for creativity. We also highlight the different types of approaches and measures that have been used and can be developed to fulfill those aims. We close by discussing the importance and need for researchers and educators to develop, implement, and refine assessments for creativity to complement assessments of creativity.