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Collective creativity in science classrooms: Scale adaptation and an investigation in terms of demographic variables

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    Department of Basic Education, Necmettin Erbakan University, Eregli Faculty of Education, 42310 Ereğli, Konya, Türkiye
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    Ministry of National Education, Ankara, Türkiye; cakkanat@gmail.com

  • Academic Editor: Giuseppe Carbone
  • Received: 08 October 2024 Revised: 21 January 2025 Accepted: 22 January 2025 Published: 21 February 2025

  • Academics and traditional schooling normally focus on achievement in the classroom, and so students' inherent creativity rarely gets explored or expressed. In this study, the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Science Classroom Creativity Scale (SCC Scale) were evaluated. The scale has nine factors and a total of 49 items to determine science-specific creativity. A total of 422 students in grades 5–10 in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey participated in the study. The results showed that the model fit values of the SCC scale are as follows: χ2 /df = 2.07, RMSEA = 0.05 [90% CI: 0.065; 0.078], S-RMR = 0.05, AGFI = 0.91, NFI = 0.90, IFI = 0.95, GFI = 0.91, CFI = 0.92, TLI = 0.91. Also reliability analyses showed that Cronbach's alpha coefficient ranged between 0.90 and 0.96, while McDonald's omega coefficient ranged between 0.90 and 0.98. The validity evidence also indicated that the scale was appropriate for the Turkish sample. In addition, students' creativity was analyzed in terms of demographic variables. Accordingly, the science-specific creativity level varied according to grade level, but there was no statistical difference according to gender. The results were discussed in terms of student creativity in science classrooms.

    Citation: Menşure Alkış Küçükaydın, Çiğdem Akkanat Avşar. Collective creativity in science classrooms: Scale adaptation and an investigation in terms of demographic variables[J]. STEM Education, 2025, 5(2): 207-228. doi: 10.3934/steme.2025011

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  • Academics and traditional schooling normally focus on achievement in the classroom, and so students' inherent creativity rarely gets explored or expressed. In this study, the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Science Classroom Creativity Scale (SCC Scale) were evaluated. The scale has nine factors and a total of 49 items to determine science-specific creativity. A total of 422 students in grades 5–10 in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey participated in the study. The results showed that the model fit values of the SCC scale are as follows: χ2 /df = 2.07, RMSEA = 0.05 [90% CI: 0.065; 0.078], S-RMR = 0.05, AGFI = 0.91, NFI = 0.90, IFI = 0.95, GFI = 0.91, CFI = 0.92, TLI = 0.91. Also reliability analyses showed that Cronbach's alpha coefficient ranged between 0.90 and 0.96, while McDonald's omega coefficient ranged between 0.90 and 0.98. The validity evidence also indicated that the scale was appropriate for the Turkish sample. In addition, students' creativity was analyzed in terms of demographic variables. Accordingly, the science-specific creativity level varied according to grade level, but there was no statistical difference according to gender. The results were discussed in terms of student creativity in science classrooms.



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  • Author's biography Doç. Dr. Menşure Alkış Küçükaydın is a researcher and faculty member at Necmettin Erbakan University. She holds a degree in science education. Her research focuses on empirical studies in science and science education. She includes critical learning theories in her studies. Dr.Alkış Küçükaydın is also interested in the scientific inquiry, computational thinking, scientist image, and science teacher education; Dr. Çiğdem Akkanat Avşar is a researcher and works in the Ministry of National Education in Turkey. She holds a degree in science education. Her research focuses on science education and creativity. Dr.Akkanat Avşar is interested in scientific thinking, special education, scientist history, and science teacher education
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