People often have a hard time evaluating themselves and often think only in terms of frequency of behaviour - how often (or rarely) do I do this? But to get a good grasp on your current level of competence, it's also important to think about how easily this behaviour comes to you - is it something you do naturally or do you have to force yourself into doing it? It's important to think about both of these elements when you are scoring yourself - and as a further aid to reflection, try and come up with some examples for the third eolumn. That will help you avoid painting too rosy a picture, identifying the skills you aspire to rather than describing what you actually do. Try to give yourself some time and write in at least one example before you rate yourself.
Thinking about past behaviour eliminates two of the most common problems with self-check questionnaires: the central tendency and seeing oneself in a better or worse light than is true. As human beings, we like the middle, the mellow landscapes, the beauty of OK. But for assessing and developing skills, the middle is deceptive - it can lead us to believe that everything is ok and that we have no further need for development. Creativity is strongly associated with not being complacent but with striving and stretehing for better ideas and their implementation. So aiming for a higher score - and recognizing where we might not be so strong - is an important element. Our tip for filling in this selfcheck is to use the extremes in your ratings.
Below is a skills self-check on problem exploration. Once you understand the scope of these skills, select five (5) of these skills, then take a few minutes to reflect on how you handle problems requiring creativity and rate yourself. We suggest you use a simple five-point rating scale:
1= not like me at all
2= not much like me
3=I cannot decide if I am good or bad at it; just doing ok
4= describes me quite well (but not exactly)
5= describes me exactly
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