“My Most Creative Student Is …” Validity of Teachers’ Nominations of Students’ Creativity

The article discusses the problem of the validity of teachers’ nominations of students’ creativity. Teachers from higher and lower ranked Polish high schools evaluated student creativity using 7-point Likert scale. Additionally, students’ school results and behavioural grades were assessed. Every student completed Urban and Jellen TCT-DP and Popek Questionnaire of Creative Behaviour CANH assessed level of creative and uncreative attitudes. A correlation analysis as well as regression showed that the main predictor of the nomination of a student as creative is a school grade, students with higher academic achievements were perceived as more creative than students without such achievements. Creative abilities measured by TCT-DP or creative attitudes were only marginally important for teachers’ nominations and just in one of two schools. Implications of the results are discussed.