Scientific Creativity Profiles among Taiwanese Junior High School Students

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Abstract

While scientific creativity is often treated as a unidimensional construct, this study adopts a multidimensional perspective by examining junior high school students’ performance across five key dimensions: imagination, object application, problem finding, scientific experimentation, and product improvement. Using latent profile analysis with data from 490 students in Taiwan, we identified three creativity profiles: Generative Creators, Practical Creators, and Developing Creators. Students’ gender and cultural background were significantly associated with profile membership: female students were more likely than males to be Practical or Generative Creators, and students with multicultural family backgrounds were less likely than their peers to be Generative Creators. These findings offer both theoretical insights and practical implications for scientific creativity assessment and instructional design.

Authors

• Ju-hui Wei, National Sun Yat-sen University

• Liang-Chen Su, National Sun Yat-sen University

• Thomas J. Smith, Northern Illinois University

• Chi-Hsi Wu, National Sun Yat-sen University

• Pui Yi Mok, National Sun Yat-sen University

• Hsueh-Hua Chuang, National Sun Yat-sen University