Validation of Problem Solving and Problem Finding Creativity Test based on Remote Association Theory

The purpose of this research is to develop a ‘Problem Solving and Problem Finding Creativity Test based on Remote Association Theory’ and to verify its reliability and validity. It was the application of two Mednick (1962) remote associative theories and problem finding, which were most importantly considered in the development of new and different creativity test. For this reason, after conducting inspections on 327 elementary school students in the 5th and 6th grades, 9 questions (8 problem-solving types and 1 problem-finding type) developed based on the analysis of previous research and the opinions of experts were conducted. , Various analyzes have shown the proper reliability. Correlation analysis with KEDI, TTCT, and K-RAT was conducted to verify the concurrent validity and discrimination validity of the creativity test, and as a result, the possibility as a test tool with differentiation from the conventional test tool was confirmed. Also, it was developed by deriving that there is a significant difference between a group of students of the same age and teachers nominated as highly creative and a general group, and a group of gifted students and a group of general students. We verified the predictive validity of the creativity test. It is expected that the findings of this research will be useful in many upcoming creativity-related researches, qualitatively creative human resource development, and educational settings for gifted student identification.