Indexing creativity fostering teacher behavior: A preliminary validation study

Research on teachers' creativity fostering behavior has been much neglected in spite of the important role teachers play in developing student creativ ity. One possible reason for this is the lack of a suitable measure of teac hers' creativity fostering behavior. A 45-item self-rating scale based on n ine creativity fostering behaviors identified by Cropley (1997) was develop ed and validated with self-describing adjectives checklist. Analysis shows adequate construct and concurrent validities. Specific teachers' creativity fostering behaviors were found to correlate with sex and ethnicity. Furthe r work is suggested.