The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) is used for identification of the creatively gifted and as a part of gifted matrices in states and districts in the USA, especially in multicultural settings, and for special populations around the world. The Figural TTCT: Thinking Creatively with Pictures is appropriate at all levels, kindergarten through adult. It uses three picture-based exercises to assess five mental characteristics:
- fluency
- resistance to premature closure
- elaboration
- abstractness of titles
- originality
The version administered in the Issaquah School District consists of three 10 minute sections. The test is sent to the testing company for scoring. It is a norm referenced test and the national average is the 50th percentile. For more information about the TTCT, visit: http://www.ststesting.com/ngifted.html