Version 1.

0 of the SCORE self-assessment questionnaire

A Model of Self-Assessment of Creativity Skills.

The purpose of this survey is to collect information about how English teachers display creativity

All the items below refer to your level of creativity

Each statement is followed by 5 numbers 1,2,3, 4, and 5, and each number means the
following.

“1” means that “I almost never do this”

“2” means that “I do this almost occasionally”
“3” means that “I sometimes do this” (About 50 percent of the time)
“4” means that “ I usually do this”
“5” means that “I always almost do this”

After reading each statement, circle the number (1,2,3,4,or 5) which applies to you. Note that
there are no right or wrong responses to any of the items on this survey.

Factor ID Item Source

Creative personality and curiosity

1 Sometimes I keep thinking about a problem a lot and keep trying to solve it, until I find a
solution, for example, doing vocab exercises (Susnea and Vasiliu, 2016)
1 2 3 4 5

2 I think it’s important to have ideas. (Hass and Burke, 2016)

1 2 3 4 5

3 I have many useful ideas. (Susnea and Vasiliu, 2016); (Runco et al., 2001); (Martins-Pacheco
et al., 2020); (Petty, 1997); (Romero et al., 2017).
1 2 3 4 5

4 I can do something fun with recycled material. (Kaufman, 2012)

1 2 3 4 5

5 I can think of new ways to help people. (Kaufman, 2012)

1 2 3 4 5

6 I like to do new things (visit new places, meet new people, etc.) (Auzmendi et al.,1996);
(Rahimi et al., 2011).
1 2 3 4 5
7 I am a curious person about how things work. (Susnea and Vasiliu, 2016);(Hass and Burke,
2016); (Martins-Pacheco et al., 2020); (Rahimi et al., 2011).
1 2 3 4 5

8 I can complete several things during the day. (Hass and Burke, 2016)
1 2 3 4 5

9 I question beliefs, customs, and traditions, for example, not to go under the stairs to avoid bad
luck. (Hass and Burke, 2016)
1 2 3 4 5

Knowledge and skills expansion

10 I like to learn new things. It is important to me to continue my education throughout my life

(Shell et al., 2013)
1 2 3 4 5

11 I am not afraid to learn new things. (Shell et al., 2013)

1 2 3 4 5
12 With the knowledge I have, I am able to solve a new problem. I can adapt my previous skills
to suit an unfamiliar task (Rahimi et al., 2011)
1 2 3 4 5
13 I like to introduce extracurricular activities to learn new things (field research, lectures,
courses). (Shell et al., 2013)
1 2 3 4 5
14 I go online several times to new things. I regularly surf the Internet to expand my knowledge
(Shell et al., 2013)
1 2 3 4 5
15 I like to discuss matters by giving my opinion. (Kaufman, 2012)
1 2 3 4 5
16 Figuring out how to integrate critiques and suggestions while revising a work (Kaufman,
2012)
1 2 3 4 5
17 I can give constructive criticism. (Kaufman, 2012)
1 2 3 4 5
18 I learn from my mistakes. (Martins-Pacheco et al., 2020); (Petty, 1997); (Romero et al.,
2017).
1 2 3 4 5
Connection

19 I can discover relationships between the use of illustrations and language and their impact
on society. (Fields and Bisshof, 2013).
1 2 3 4 5
20 I can understand and interpret the type of problem to be solved, for example, how write an
essay (Hass and Burke, 2016)
1 2 3 4 5
21 I can pay attention to and understand other people’s ideas. (Hass and Burke, 2016)
1 2 3 4 5
22 I can create new solutions by combining things I already know. (Hass and Burke, 2016);
(Fields and Bisshof, 2013)
1 2 3 4 5
Boldness
1 2 3 4 5
23 I like to do things the way I want. (Runco et al., 2001)
1 2 3 4 5
24 I can do anything I want. Tends not to known own limitations (Hass and Burke, 2016)
1 2 3 4 5
25 I try to do what others think is impossible. Tries to do what others think is impossible (Hass
and Burke, 2016)
1 2 3 4 5
26 My goals are always challenging. When I set goals for myself, I make sure they’re ambitious
and open-ended (Shell et al., 2013)
1 2 3 4 5
27 When I encounter a very difficult problem, I have the courage to try to solve it. (Auzmendi et
al., 1996)
1 2 3 4 5
28 I am not afraid of failing. I am not afraid of failure (Shell et al., 2013); I (inverted scale Susnea
and Vasiliu, 2016);
1 2 3 4 5
29 I like to participate in challenges. (Auzmendi et al., 1996)
1 2 3 4 5
30 I am not ashamed to talk about my ideas.(MartinsPacheco et al., 2020). Originality
1 2 3 4 5
31 I like to create my own modules. (Auzmendi et al., 1996); (Petty, 1997)
1 2 3 4 5
32 I try to solve a problem on my own before asking someone. (Auzmendi et al.,1996)
1 2 3 4 5
33 I like to create new learning materials and not just to use the ones that already exist. (McKlin
et al., 2018)
1 2 3 4 5
34 I already did something using the computer that I never thought was possible. (McKlin et al.,
2018)
1 2 3 4 5
35 I think it is important to think about things in many different ways. It is important to be able to
think of bizarre and wild possibilities (Runco et al., 2001)
1 2 3 4 5
36 I imagine many things that do not yet exist. I invent/imagine a lot of things that do not yet
exist (Martins-Pacheco et al., 2020); i(Hass and Burke, 2016)
1 2 3 4 5
37 I like to modify stories from programs that other people have shared. --
1 2 3 4 5
38 I have ideas on how to make teaching methods and how to improve them. (Runco et al.,
2001); (Petty, 1997)
1 2 3 4 5

Fluency

39 I can imagine different solutions to solve a problem (for example, how to get to school faster).
(Kaufman, 2012); (Hass and Burke, 2016); (MartinsPacheco et al., 2020); (Fields and Bisshof,
2013); (McKlin et al., 2018)
1 2 3 4 5
40 I find it easy to develop a strategy for a project (Auzmendi et al., 1996); (Rahimi et al., 2011).
1 2 3 4 5
41 Writing a ten-line poem would be easier for me (Auzmendi et al., 1996)
1 2 3 4 5
42 When I grow up, I would like to work with something that involves thinking about several new
ideas. Would you like a job where you often have to think of new ideas? (Auzmendi et al., 1996)
1 2 3 4 5
43 I can think of a list of things that require little money but can improve my school. (Auzmendi
et al., 1996)
1 2 3 4 5
44 I am able to explain a computer program to colleagues. I (Auzmendi et al., 1996)
1 2 3 4 5
45 I have ideas for learning materials that I could develop. (McKlin et al., 2018); (Petty, 1997)
1 2 3 4 5
46 I am able to combine ideas in ways that other people have not tried. (Runco et al., 2001); I
(Rahimi et al., 2011)
1 2 3 4 5
47 I can think of new ways to use technology. (Auzmendi et al., 1996)
1 2 3 4 5
48 I like to work on creating new things instead of doing repetitive exercises. (Auzmendi et al., 1
2 3 4 5
49 I can find the materials I need to develop an idea. I am resourceful and can find the materials
I need (Rahimi et al., 2011)
1 2 3 4 5
50 If a certain resource is not available, I try to find a solution with other available resources.
(Romero et al., 2017)
1 2 3 4 5
Elaboration

51 I care about the details when I do something. (Auzmendi et al., 1996); I (Romero et al.,
2017).
1 2 3 4 5
52 I pay attention to the colors and fonts used on the screen of my ppt presentation. (Auzmendi
et al., 1996)
1 2 3 4 5
53 After using engaging techniques, I like to talk to someone about it. (Auzmendi et al., 1996)
1 2 3 4 5
54 When I’m interested in something, I pay attention to every detail. (Auzmendi et al., 1996);
(Soroa et al., 2015)
1 2 3 4 5
55 When I give homework, I like to make it challenging and interesting. (Hass and Burke, 2016)
1 2 3 4 5
56 I like to make the presentation slides that I create beautiful.
1 2 3 4 5