INVENTORY OF TEACHING PRACTICES THAT FAVOR CREATIVITY: STUDY OF ADAPTATION AND VALIDITY EVIDENCE ; INVENTARIO DE PRÁCTICAS DIDÁCTICAS QUE FAVORECEN LA CREATIVIDAD: ESTUDIO DE ADAPTACIÓN Y EVIDENCIA DE VALIDEZ ; INVENTÁRIO DE PRÁTICAS DOCENTES QUE FAVORECEM A CRIATIVIDADE: ESTUDO DE ADAPTAÇÃO E EVIDÊNCIAS DE VALIDADE

The objective of this study was to adapt the Inventory of Teaching Practices that FavorCreativity in Higher Education and to analyze the evidence for its validity for High School. The stepsfor adapting this Inventory were: a semantic adaptation, an evaluation by judges and a pilot studywith 106 students enrolled at the high school level. The adjusted Inventory was applied to 1,118students, from 30 school units in a private school network, distributed in nine states. A factoranalysis resulted in an inventory consisting of 35 items and four confirmed factors: Encouragement of new ideas; Favorable environment for the expression of ideas; Traditional teaching procedures;and Interest in student learning, which explained 44.92% of the variance obtained in this study.The reliability of the data analysis was calibrated by Guttman's Lambda 2 coefficient, which rangedfrom 0.61 to 0.91. The components of the adjustment coefficients proved to be adequate,presenting the following values: AGFI = 0.980; NNFI = 0.984; RMSEA = 0.034; SRMR = 0.049.It was concluded that the “Inventory of Teaching Practices that favor creativity in High School” isa tool that opens new perspectives for the purpose of future research and helps adequateeducational attitudes to stimulate creativity. The end result is compatible to a contemporaneousrequirement: that teachers become able to deal creatively with creative students. ; : El objetivo de este estudio fue adecuar el Inventario de Prácticas Docentes que Favorecenla Creatividad en la Educación Superior y analizar la evidencia de su validez para la enseñanza media.Los pasos para adaptar este Inventario fueron: una adaptación semántica, una evaluación por juecesy un estudio piloto con 106 estudiantes matriculados en el nivel secundario. El Inventario ajustadose aplicó a 1,118 estudiantes, de 30 unidades escolares en una red de escuelas privadas, distribuidasen nueve estados. El análisis factorial resultó en un inventario que constaba de 35 artículos y cuatrofactores confirmados: Fomento de nuevas ...