Psychometric Characteristics of Medinck’s Remote Associates Test for the Measurement of Creative Thinking among Secondary level Students in Tulkarm, Palestine

Abstract

This study examined the psychometric characteristics (Validity and

Reliability) of Medinck Remote Associates Test for measurement of creative

thinking among Tulkarm secondary students’ in Palestine. For achieving

the objective of the study, the researcher randomly selected a sample which

is consisted of (473) male and female students from (10, 11, and 12) grads

of Tulkarm secondry schools. After translating and applying the test on the

selected sample the study indicated the following findings:

1. The test validity was ensured in different ways: Concurrent validity

by comparison exterme group, constract validity by approximation

discrimination approach, and by internal consistency validity.

2. The coefficients of reliability ensured in different ways: Test re- test

(0.71), internal consistency corrected by Cornbach Alpha formula (0.74),

and split –half by Spearman– Brown formula (0.81).

3. There were statistical significant differences (α = 0.01) between students'

scores on Medinck Remote Associates Test according to the following

variables: Specialization, and achievement level, in favor of the branch

and high level achievement students. But there were no significant

differences between student's scores on test according to the following

variables: Class level , and sex.