Trait dimension

Ability

Scoring Criteria

Fluency

・ Total number of relevant responses based on the item.

・ “0” irrelevant responses

・ “1” relevant responses

Originality

・ Produce ideas that are less expected, uncommon or unique.

・ “0” respond greater than 10%

・ “1” respond of 5% to 10%

・ “2” respond of less than 5%

Elaboration

・ Develop and embellish ideas in figural images.

・ “0’ no details

・ “1” for 1 to 5 details

・ “2” for 6 to 12 details

・ “3” for 13 to 19 details

Abstractness of title

・ Produce good titles involves the thinking processes of synthesis and organization.

・ “0” obvious or generic title

・ “1” simple descriptive title at a concrete level.

・ “2” imaginative, descriptive title that goes beyond a concrete, physical description.

・ “3” abstract but appropriate title

Resistance to premature closure

・ Keep an open mind and work on available information from a variety of perspectives.

・ “0” closed by the quickest and easiest way

・ “1” goes beyond the simple closing with added details outside the enclosure

・ “2” closure is never completed or is completed with irregular lines which form part of a figure