Williams Rating Scale Test

Understand a child or teen’s creative thinking and traits in about 9 minutes. Combines drawing tasks, self-report, and adult ratings to reveal strengths and guide support.

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How the Scales are Structured

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5/12

Imagination (I)

Measures the child’s capacity to form mental images and envision novel or nonexistent objects and situations.

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0 – 4: Lower | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High

A score of 5 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting an average ability to generate and elaborate mental images with some room for further development.

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8/12

Curiosity (C)

Curiosity measures a child's tendency to seek new information and actively explore their environment.

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0 – 4: Low | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High

A score of 8 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a consistent interest in learning and exploring new things.

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10/12

Risk-Taking Tendency (RT)

Measures willingness to try unconventional approaches and accept possible failure in pursuit of creative ideas.

Cautious

Balanced

Bold

0 – 4: Cautious | 5 – 8: Balanced | 9 – 12: Bold

A score of 10 falls in the Bold range, suggesting a strong tendency to take creative risks and experiment with new approaches.

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10/12

Complexity (C)

Difficulty reflects the tendency to develop creative ideas into complex, detailed, and well-structured solutions.

Lower complexity

Moderate complexity

Higher complexity

0 – 4: Lower complexity | 5 – 8: Moderate complexity | 9 – 12: Higher complexity

A score of 10 falls in the Higher complexity range, suggesting a strong preference for tackling and elaborating multifaceted creative tasks with thorough development.

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5/12

Elaboration (E)

Developedness reflects how well a child elaborates and expands ideas to make them complete and detailed.

Low elaboration

Moderate elaboration

High elaboration

0 – 4: Low elaboration | 5 – 8: Moderate elaboration | 9 – 12: High elaboration

A score of 5 indicates a moderate tendency to add detail and refinement to ideas, with room to develop fuller elaboration.

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5/12

Originality (O)

Originality measures how often a child generates unusual, unconventional ideas that differ from typical or expected responses.

Lower originality

Moderate originality

Higher originality

0 – 4: Lower originality | 5 – 8: Moderate originality | 9 – 12: Higher originality

A score of 5 falls in the Moderate originality range, suggesting the child sometimes offers unconventional ideas but may do so inconsistently across situations.

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4/12

Flexibility (F)

Flexibility measures how readily a child shifts between different categories of ideas and approaches when solving tasks.

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0 – 4: Low | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High

A score of 4 falls in the Low range, suggesting the child tends to use a narrower set of idea categories and may shift perspectives less often during creative problem-solving.

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4/12

Fluency (F)

Fluency measures how quickly a child can produce many different ideas or solutions within a limited time.

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0 – 4: Low | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High

A score of 4 falls in the Low range, suggesting the child generated fewer ideas quickly than typically expected on this scale.

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55/96

Williams Scale (WS)

Assesses overall creative potential and creative thinking based on traits such as fluency, flexibility, and originality.

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0 – 38: Low | 39 – 71: Average | 72 – 96: High

A score of 55 falls in the Average range, suggesting a typical level of creative abilities relative to the scale’s norms.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Parents of curious kids

41%OF USERS

Parents use it to understand a child’s creative strengths and where to support them at home or in extracurricular activities.

Teachers and school counselors

34%OF USERS

Educators complete the rating scale to spot creative potential in students and plan classroom strategies or enrichment.

Child psychologists and assessors

25%OF USERS

Clinicians use the combined tasks and questionnaires to build a fuller profile of creativity for evaluation and guidance.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Imagination (I)

Average

3.9

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2.3 — 5.4

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Curiosity (C)

Average

7.5

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5.4 — 9.7

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Risk Tolerance (RT)

Average

4.2

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2.2 — 6.2

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Difficulty (D)

Average

6.1

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4.7 — 7.6

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Developedness (D)

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3.9

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1.8 — 5.9

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Originality (O)

Average

6.8

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4.8 — 8.9

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Flexibility (F)

Average

8.6

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7.1 — 10.1

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Fluency (F)

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8.5

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6.6 — 10.4

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Williams Scale (WS)

Average

40.2

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23.8 — 56.7

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this assessment measure?

It evaluates creativity using both performance-based tasks and ratings of creative personality traits. Results summarize idea generation, originality, and related behavioral tendencies.

Who is the assessment designed for?

It is intended for children and adolescents ages 5 through 17. Some parts require self-report and are typically used from about ages 10–11 and older.

What are the parts of the assessment?

It includes a drawing-based divergent thinking task, a self-report questionnaire on creative traits, and an adult rating form completed by a teacher or parent. Using multiple sources supports a more complete profile.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

The rating form contains 48 items and typically takes about 9 minutes to complete. The drawing task and self-report may add additional time depending on administration procedures.

How are scores obtained and used?

The drawing task is scored by a trained rater; the questionnaires are scored from the selected responses. Results are used to identify strengths and areas for development and to support planning of educational or counseling activities.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Williams Rating Scale Test

creativity

This measure is designed to support the assessment of creativity-related characteristics in children and adolescents. The Williams Rating Scale is used to gather information about cognitive and behavioral indicators that may be associated with creative potential across everyday settings.

The instrument includes 48 items and typically takes about 9 minutes to complete. Content is intended to capture multiple facets of creativity, including aspects of divergent thinking and personal characteristics, and may incorporate both self-report (for older youth) and adult informant ratings (e.g., parent or teacher). As described by J. C. Williams, results from the Williams Rating Scale are generally interpreted as part of a broader evaluation and should be considered alongside developmental history, context, and other assessment data.

Author: J. C. Williams

Literature: Runco, M. A., & Acar, S. Divergent thinking as an indicator of creative potential. Creativity Research Journal. 2012.; Kaufman, J. C., Plucker, J. A., & Baer, J. Essentials of creativity assessment. John Wiley & Sons. 2008.

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