A new test for assessing mathematical creativity.

This new test was developed within the general framework of the test EPoC (Evaluation of Potential Creativity) (Lubart et al., 2011). As numerous recent studies indicated that creativity is mainly domain specific, EPoC assesses creativity in each domain of activity, measuring divergent exploratory thinking and convergent integrative thinking, both being widely viewed as the basis of the creative process. For the mathematical domain, creative tasks were developed for numbers and geometry, which are the most important subdomains of mathematics in elementary school. As the tasks were designed for children between 6 and 12, they had to be rather simple, using basic mathematical concepts. At the same time, they had to stimulate creativity and originality. They had also to be appropriate for an on-screen format. A computerized testing format was preferred because the tasks are easy to complete and to score. Moreover, computerized testing improves score reliability, because the whole process is standardized and the impact of subjectivity on scoring is limited. To guarantee the validity of the measures, examples and training were provided at the beginning of each task. The original version of the test was developed in French and adapted in several other languages. Data collected with the different versions of the test will be presented and discussed.