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This study examines the impact of the Scientific Creativity in Practice program on students' scientific creativity. This comprehensive teaching program aims to foster general creative skills, domain-specific competencies, and certain personality traits in science education. The program includes a variety of interventions and reflection tools that focus on divergent thinking, problem-solving, bisociation, imagination, and metacognition, which promotes strategies for developing, selecting, and evaluating creative solutions to scientific problems. The study used a two-group, repeated-measures design in Austrian secondary schools, with 26 classes taught using teaching techniques from the program and 12 control classes using traditional teaching methods. The effectiveness of the teaching program was assessed using the Divergent Problem-Solving Ability test, which was administered at the beginning and end of the school year. The results showed that the intervention classes achieved significantly higher scores, indicating improved divergent problem-solving ability.The study also emphasized the importance of intervention fidelity, with the quality of implementation (adherence) having a significantly higher impact on outcomes than the quantity (number of interventions). The results confirm the effectiveness of the Scientific Creativity in Practice program in fostering academic creativity and emphasize the importance of a well-structured teaching program. Future research will focus on measuring the impact of individual techniques of the program on different aspects of scientific creativity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the growing recognition of the value of interdisciplinary learning in doctoral education, there is still a gap in the literature supporting the relationship between it and doctoral students' scientific creativity in China. Based on a questionnaire survey of 457 doctoral students from the humanities and social sciences on the Chinese Mainland, this study adopted structural equation modeling to examine the relationships among interdisciplinary learning, teamwork skills, collaborative behaviors, and scientific creativity. The results indicated that there was a weak positive correlation between interdisciplinary learning and the scientific creativity of doctoral students. Teamwork skills mediated the relationship between interdisciplinary learning and creativity, while the mediating effect of collaborative behaviors did not hold. Moreover, the relationship between interdisciplinary learning and creativity can also be mediated by the sequential mediation of teamwork skills and collaborative behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aims to squeeze some critical viewpoints from the shifting landscape of business research (she), that conceals her true personality. Today, she is relentlessly struggling to strike a good balance between science and creativity. Therefore, she resolves to pivot the scholarly attention towards "scientific creativity". Design/methodology/approach: Business research is personified in this viewpoint paper. By adopting the methodology of third-person omniscient, the author pens the introspections of contemporary business research, and how she would express herself in modern times if she were a living person. Findings: Business research introspects that she is suffering from the phenomena of "existential crisis" and "popularity fallacy" in contemporary times. Though she believes that the science of business research is evolving significantly, worries about becoming scientifically monotonous grip her in the dark of the nights. She laments the grim reality of today; studies of a similar nature dominate the research literature while the philosopher in her is fading gradually. Therefore, she calls for more "scientific creativity". She realises that solving societal problems must remain her foremost priority. However, she believes that her priorities towards society and world peace depend on whether she could revitalise the fading philosopher of personality. Originality/value: The current viewpoint paper is an attempt to shed some light on the landscape of contemporary business research, which is undergoing unremitting changes. It also highlights the desirable changes in the context of business research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract This study examines the impact of the Scientific Creativity in Practice program on students’ scientific creativity. This comprehensive teaching program aims to foster general creative skills, domain-specific competencies, and certain personality traits in science education. The program includes a variety of interventions and reflection tools that focus on divergent thinking, problem-solving, bisociation, imagination, and metacognition, which promotes strategies for developing, selecting, and evaluating creative solutions to scientific problems. The study used a two-group, repeated-measures design in Austrian secondary schools, with 26 classes taught using teaching techniques from the program and 12 control classes using traditional teaching methods. The effectiveness of the teaching program was assessed using the Divergent Problem-Solving Ability test, which was administered at the beginning and end of the school year. The results showed that the intervention classes achieved significantly higher scores, indicating improved divergent problem-solving ability.The study also emphasized the importance of intervention fidelity, with the quality of implementation (adherence) having a significantly higher impact on outcomes than the quantity (number of interventions). The results confirm the effectiveness of the Scientific Creativity in Practice program in fostering academic creativity and emphasize the importance of a well-structured teaching program. Future research will focus on measuring the impact of individual techniques of the program on different aspects of scientific creativity.

Automated scoring is a current hot topic in creativity research. However, most research has focused on the English language and popular verbal creative thinking tasks, such as the alternate uses task. Therefore, in this study, we present a large language model approach for automated scoring of a scientific creative thinking task that assesses divergent ideation in experimental tasks in the German language. Participants are required to generate alternative explanations for an empirical observation. This work analyzed a total of 13,423 unique responses. To predict human ratings of originality, we used XLM‐RoBERTa (Cross‐lingual Language Model‐RoBERTa), a large, multilingual model. The prediction model was trained on 9,400 responses. Results showed a strong correlation between model predictions and human ratings in a held‐out test set (n = 2,682; r = 0.80; CI‐95% [0.79, 0.81]). These promising findings underscore the potential of large language models for automated scoring of scientific creative thinking in the German language. We encourage researchers to further investigate automated scoring of other domain‐specific creative thinking tasks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The role of creativity in education is pivotal, since it is regarded as an essential skill enabling students to cope with future challenges, not only at their professional, but also at their daily life. Consequently, the assessment and improvement of creativity skills among secondary school students has been tackled both at international (OECD reports and the recent inclusion of creativity in the 2022 PISA tests) and national spheres (such as the LOMLOE law at Spain, in which this study is framed). In this context, this longitudinal quasi-experimental study explores the scientific creativity performance of Spanish secondary students (N = 780) and its relationship with their attitudes and engagement towards science, and work intentions in STEM-related careers. Results show a noteworthy deficiency in scientific creativity, in terms of problem-finding abilities, alongside with moderately accurate and positive perceptions about how science works and its individual and collective implications. In addition, limited engagement in science-related activities and a low rate of expectations in pursuing STEM-related careers have also been detected. Gender differences were found in scientific creativity, as well as perceptions and career expectations related to science. No differences were found in the scientific creativity across the levels of compulsory secondary school, but an improvement in perceptions about science was observed as the students progressed in the educational system. Nevertheless, a decrease in the rate of engagement and willingness to embracing a STEM-related pathway has also been detected in higher levels. Positive correlations between engagement and career expectations related to science were also found. The importance of nurturing scientific creativity is discussed in terms of enriching learning experiences and the design of interventions and specific policies. Finally, the impact of implementing creativity-focused educational strategies is highlighted in order to promote interest in pursuing STEM careers beyond the obligatory boundaries of education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The role of creativity in education is pivotal, since it is regarded as an essential skill enabling students to cope with future challenges, not only at their professional, but also at their daily life. Consequently, the assessment and improvement of creativity skills among secondary school students has been tackled both at international (OECD reports and the recent inclusion of creativity in the 2022 PISA tests) and national spheres (such as the LOMLOE law at Spain, in which this study is framed). In this context, this longitudinal quasi-experimental study explores the scientific creativity performance of Spanish secondary students (N = 780) and its relationship with their attitudes and engagement towards science, and work intentions in STEM-related careers. Results show a noteworthy deficiency in scientific creativity, in terms of problem-finding abilities, alongside with moderately accurate and positive perceptions about how science works and its individual and collective implications. In addition, limited engagement in science-related activities and a low rate of expectations in pursuing STEM-related careers have also been detected. Gender differences were found in scientific creativity, as well as perceptions and career expectations related to science. No differences were found in the scientific creativity across the levels of compulsory secondary school, but an improvement in perceptions about science was observed as the students progressed in the educational system. Nevertheless, a decrease in the rate of engagement and willingness to embracing a STEM-related pathway has also been detected in higher levels. Positive correlations between engagement and career expectations related to science were also found. The importance of nurturing scientific creativity is discussed in terms of enriching learning experiences and the design of interventions and specific policies. Finally, the impact of implementing creativity-focused educational strategies is highlighted in order to promote interest in pursuing STEM careers beyond the obligatory boundaries of education.

Academic integrity in education and science is understood as an ability that translates from possible into actual justice in the relations of students, teachers and scientists, their respect for their own dignity and the dignity of colleagues, as well as a focus on sincere creativity and co-creation. Academic integrity is the ability to maintain and develop the reputation of a conscientious, tolerant and creative professional who does not envy the talent of colleagues and does not appropriate their achievements. In the article, academic integrity appears not only as a demand and a challenge, but also as a will. In the coordinates of the methodology of meta-anthropology, it is proven that at the level of the will to self-preservation and procreation, as well as at the level of the will to power, any virtue, including academic and conditional, moreover, its deformations and distortions are possible. Only under the influence of the will to knowledge and creativity of the finite being of a person, which is supplemented by the will to co-creation in the meta-boundary being, academic integrity acquires an unconditional character and naturalness. It has been proven that true academic integrity is impossible without true academic dialogue, without it it turns into a simulacrum. The heuristic meaning of the concept “will to academic integrity” is substantiated. The will to academic integrity is an important component of the will to scientific novelty and actualizes academic writing that has heuristic achievements, is free from plagiarism, does not amount to compilation and is not a fabrication. As an example of the action of such a will in the academic community, the Kyiv anthropological school is presented in its development in the directions of existential anthropology and metaanthropology. The role of academic integrity in conditions of war and peace is shown.

Despite the growing recognition of the value of interdisciplinary learning in doctoral education, there is still a gap in the literature supporting the relationship between it and doctoral students’ scientific creativity in China. Based on a questionnaire survey of 457 doctoral students from the humanities and social sciences on the Chinese Mainland, this study adopted structural equation modeling to examine the relationships among interdisciplinary learning, teamwork skills, collaborative behaviors, and scientific creativity. The results indicated that there was a weak positive correlation between interdisciplinary learning and the scientific creativity of doctoral students. Teamwork skills mediated the relationship between interdisciplinary learning and creativity, while the mediating effect of collaborative behaviors did not hold. Moreover, the relationship between interdisciplinary learning and creativity can also be mediated by the sequential mediation of teamwork skills and collaborative behaviors.

This study is based on the urgent need to adapt education systems to meet the challenges of the 21st century. It examines the implementation of the "Innovative FOCUS" program at the secondary school level to promote creative problem-solving skills in the sustainability context. The Innovative FOCUS program employs a two-stage approach, integrating flexibility, originality, creative personality development, and strategic planning. It includes in-service teacher training and a challenge-based learning framework in which students engage in real-world sustainability projects. The program's effectiveness was evaluated through teacher and student feedback focusing on the development of prototypes addressing sustainability challenges. The implementation of the InFOCUS program in 19 secondary schools demonstrated significant effectiveness. Teachers indicated that the program's tools were effective in promoting students' creativity and problem-solving skills. Of the 64 student teams, 62 successfully developed innovative prototypes, reflecting an improved capacity for innovative thinking and underlining the practical impact of the program. The Innovative FOCUS program effectively integrates sustainability education with creative and critical thinking skills. It demonstrates the potential of challenge-based learning in transforming students' approaches to real-world problems, aligning education with 21st-century sustainability goals. The program's success highlights the importance of such innovative approaches in contemporary education systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper examined the conceptual understanding, self-efficacy, and scientific creativity of the students in Physics. The study further investigated the significant difference observed in the study variables according to sex and grade level using multivariate analysis. Using descriptive model of research design, the 125 Senior High School (SHS) students were asked to fill out the Physics Conceptual Understanding (PCU) test, Science Learning Self-Efficacy Scale (SLSE), and Scientific Creativity (SC) test. After the score were tallied and organized, two-way MANOVA was administered to determine the difference in the outcome variables when grouped according to sex and grade level. Based on Pillai’s Trace as revealed, there was a statistically significant difference in independent variables based on grade level. The analysis further revealed that PCU (𝑝=0.675) and SLSE (𝑝=0.101) are unaffected, while SC (𝑝=0.010) is influenced by the grade level. This study uncovered that there is no sex difference observed, while statistical variation exists in terms of grade level specifically to SC. This concludes that PCU, SLES, and SC is not affected by their sex identity but are associated on their academic level. Implications for practice into classroom are discussed and further suggestions of future research are provided.

Emerging empirical evidence supports play's potential to stimulate and foster scientific creativity. Focusing on how play relates to scientific creativity in adulthood, this review synthesizes the current state of knowledge in four areas: the play element in scientific research, the playfulness of scientists, mechanisms through which play affects scientific creativity, and environmental factors key to the play‐to‐create process in scientists' work. The review highlights several limitations hindering further research development in this area. Specifically, existing studies: (a) are largely qualitative and focus on descriptive analysis of the forms and/or select aspects of play, (b) do not sufficiently consider the unique characteristics and processes of scientific research, and (c) decontextualize the creative process by separating the player‐creator from the environment. Building on this analysis, the author clarifies the conceptualization of play, playfulness, and scientific creativity, differentiates between creative and recreative play in relation to core scientific activities, and identifies useful conceptual and measurement tools to facilitate future domain‐specific empirical studies of play and scientific creativity. Collectively, these insights advance a new integrative theoretical framework—the play‐to‐create model—to encourage and guide systematic and contextualized investigations of how play, playfulness, creative processes, and the environment interact to generate creative scientific outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg (Leningrad) State University (February 2024) is an occasion to remember the wonderful scientists who devoted their entire lives to their beloved university. The article is devoted to the scientific work of the philosopher Yu. N. Solonin, noted for his contribution to the theory of philosophy, cultural studies, and communication studies. Yury Nikiforovich was born on June 5, 1941 in Tbilisi. After graduating in 1966 from the Faculty of Philosophy of Leningrad State University, named after A. A. Zhdanov, majoring in logic, he stayed to work at the university, until 1980 he taught at the Faculty of Philosophy, and in 1980 he became a professor at the Faculty of Journalism and Head of the Foreign Press Department, then Dean of the Faculty of Journalism, and in 1989, having defended his doctoral dissertation “Science as a subject of philosophical analysis”, was elected dean of the Faculty of Philosophy. He was elected to the State Duma as a single candidate from such parties as the Unity Party of Russia, Fatherland, SPS and Yabloko. In 2005 Yu. N. Solonin became a member of the Federation Council of Russia, putting the issues of culture and the development of civil society on a practical plane. The range of scientific interests of Yury Nikiforovich Solonin is practically inexhaustible. He addresses not only the history of philosophy and culture, but also the political and ideological life of Russian society, the role of mass media in its development. A scientist is an excellent organizer of science. In the 1990s he managed to preserve the best traditions and maintain the scientific educational status of philosophy. The famous scientist became vice-president of the Russian Philosophical Society and led the work of the first Russian Philosophical Congress in Russian history in 1997. The tradition of the Days of St. Petersburg Philosophy, conceived by Yury Nikiforovich as a large-scale scientific event, is still alive. As part of the Days, several international and all-Russian representative conferences are held annually in November. Circle of scientific interests of Yu. N. Solonin is practically inexhaustible. He addresses not only the history of philosophy and culture, but also the political and ideological life of Russian society, writes about the role of mass media in its development. A scientist is an excellent organizer of science. In the 1990s he managed to preserve the best traditions and maintain the scientific educational status of philosophy. The famous scientist became vice-president of the Russian Philosophical Society and led the work of the first Russian Philosophical Congress in Russian history in 1997. The significance of this scientific publication is the fact that it contains the philosophical ideas of Solonin, which were ahead of their time in many respects and have not lost their relevance and today can be filled with new meanings.

Abstract Background Graduate education is the main approach to training high-level innovative elites. With the expansion of the scale of graduate education in China, it has gradually emerged that the lack of innovation ability of graduate students is recognized as the primary problem in graduate education. How to comprehensively improve the quality of postgraduate teaching has become the core task of educational reform and development. However, data about the current cultivation and development of the innovative ability of graduate students in China is limited. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among medical postgraduate students. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis methods were used to analyze the data to describe the current innovation ability in advanced medical education and potential influence factors. Results A total of 1241 medical students were surveyed, according to the results of questionnaire data analysis. The proportion of subjects who participated in the College Student’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation program or any other scientific research programs are fairly high which are 46.82% and 29.20% respectively. Most of the participants are observed with high levels of self-motivation and active learning and have good performance in creative thinking. However, only a small number of participants (16.6%) reported academic achievements such as publications. Most of the students are satisfied with the current scientific research environment and think that the current postgraduate training system is qualified for the cultivation of innovation ability, and expects the inclusion of course specialized in systemic medicine and medical informatics in the curricula. Multiple logistic regression results showed that among the factors studied, gender, medical specialties, and types of master’s degrees are associated with cognition & skills, academic performance, and creativity. Conclusions It will be important to incorporate more techniques for creating and improving creativity in the curricula of the current postgraduate education, especially for courses such as systemic medicine and informatics. Guidance in earlier school life can stimulate creativity and an early introduction to scientific research work will facilitate innovative thinking and behavior. Scientific research programs such as the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training for the universities of PRC have been widely implemented in the undergraduate education system throughout the country. However, the training effectiveness of the current scientific research programs is worth improving.

This research aimed to determine the effect of STEM-based activity designed for gifted students on students' scientific creativity and cognitive achievement. Depending on this purpose a simple experimental method, which is one of the quantitative research approaches, was preferred. While the "Scientific Creativity Scale" was used to determine the effect of STEMbased activity designed for gifted students on students' scientific creativity, the "Academic Achievement Test" developed in the field of preferred subject matter was used as part of the research to determine the effect on cognitive achievement. SPSS 25.0 package program was used to analyze quantitative data collected in the form of pre-testing and post-testing. When evaluating the effect of STEM-based activity for gifted students on scientific creativity; the post-test scores obtained by the research group from the scientific creativity scale differed significantly from the pre-test scores. It has been concluded that the nature of STEM-based activity and the steps involved in the engineering design process have an impact on the relevant skill in making a meaningful difference in scientific creativity. When the effect of STEMbased activity developed for gifted students on cognitive achievement is evaluated; it was concluded that the post-test scores obtained from the cognitive achievement test of the research group differed significantly from the pre-test scores. In making a meaningful difference in cognitive achievement, STEM-based activity directs the student to research and question and provides meaningful-lasting learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents an analysis of the views on science held by Roman Pollak, a prominent literary historian of the interwar period. The source material consists of Pollak's texts published in "Nauka Polska. Jej potrzeby, organizacja i rozwój" (Polish science. Its needs, organisation and development) issued by the Józef Mianowski Fund and his longer article Nauka na Powszechnej Wystawie Krajowej (Science at the Polish General Exhibition) written around the inauguration of the Polish General Exhibition in Poznan in 1929. The article presents a portrait of a scholar who strongly emphasised the role of creative processes in science, was significantly influenced by the centralising reforms of science in Italy in the interwar period and who projected a vision of the humanities focused on synthetic analyses serving as the core of studies in a given area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigated the effect of the present science curriculum and textbook exercises on scientific creativity. This study used document analysis as a form of qualitative investigation. This study used data derived from the academic performance of students in the 7th and 8th grades, specifically focusing on the outcomes of the 2018 scientific curriculum and the activities presented in the associated textbooks. The descriptive analysis technique was applied to examine the results and activities, which are qualitative data. This study comprised an analysis of achievements and activities, concentrating on predefined themes within the subdimensions of the Scientific Structure Creativity Model. The study yielded findings that demonstrated a connection between curricular outcomes and textbook activities across all grade levels. In particular, these educational materials effectively included scientific knowledge and phenomena, thus promoting the development of creative thinking skills. It is essential to emphasize that the science curriculum and textbook mainly prioritize creative results and process aspects, whereas characteristics such as fluency, adaptability, and originality, which are crucial to creativity, receive comparatively less emphasis. Furthermore, it was determined that the goals of education and instructional materials for seventh- and eighth-grade students were congruent with the characteristics of scientific creativity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Prospective science teachers must themselves first generate rather than simply using knowledge and they must be science literate must be science literate and abreas of the changes in industry if we want future generations to be and do the same. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine lifelong learning tendencies and scientific creativity levels of prospective science teachers and examine the correlation between these variables.

Background: Graduate education is the main approach to training high-level innovative elites. With the expansion of the scale of graduate education in China, it has gradually emerged that the lack of innovation ability of graduate students is recognized as the primary problem in graduate education. How to comprehensively improve the quality of postgraduate teaching has become the core task of educational reform and development. However, data about the current cultivation and development of the innovative ability of graduate students in China is limited. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted among medical postgraduate students. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis methods were used to analyze the data to describe the current innovation ability in advanced medical education and potential influence factors. Results: A total of 1241 medical students were surveyed, according to the results of questionnaire data analysis. The proportion of subjects who participated in the College Student's Entrepreneurship and Innovation program or any other scientific research programs are fairly high which are 46.82% and 29.20% respectively. Most of the participants are observed with high levels of self-motivation and active learning and have good performance in creative thinking. However, only a small number of participants (16.6%) reported academic achievements such as publications. Most of the students are satisfied with the current scientific research environment and think that the current postgraduate training system is qualified for the cultivation of innovation ability, and expects the inclusion of course specialized in systemic medicine and medical informatics in the curricula. Multiple logistic regression results showed that among the factors studied, gender, medical specialties, and types of master's degrees are associated with cognition & skills, academic performance, and creativity. Conclusions: It will be important to incorporate more techniques for creating and improving creativity in the curricula of the current postgraduate education, especially for courses such as systemic medicine and informatics. Guidance in earlier school life can stimulate creativity and an early introduction to scientific research work will facilitate innovative thinking and behavior. Scientific research programs such as the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training for the universities of PRC have been widely implemented in the undergraduate education system throughout the country. However, the training effectiveness of the current scientific research programs is worth improving. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper reports on scientific creativity in experimental design in cognitive neuroscience. From an ethnographic approach, we analyze an experimental design in the cognitive neuroscience of perception to describe how standard epistemological criteria for knowledge production take place in concrete scientific spaces and practices. We explain in detail that scientific creativity emerges from a liminal space of epistemic forces that is enabled by heterogeneous social conditions and disciplinary expectations of the scientific community. Finally, by describing this case study we advocate for a more ecological and situated notion of scientific creativity to understand knowledge production processes and practices in the Global South. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Picture book reading is essential in the early stages of learning and development. The current study aimed to incorporate picture books to improve first graders' scientific thinking, including scientific reasoning and creativity. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design. There were 24 students in the experimental group and 23 in the control group. The chi-square test was used to analyze the difference between the two groups. The teacher innovatively employed the 5E model strategies to aid students in the experimental group focus on the scientific knowledge and methods proposed in the picture books. The results revealed that students in the experimental group outperformed their counterparts in scientific thinking with small to large effect sizes. Besides, according to students' attitudes and the types of books borrowed, picture book teaching with the 5E model was appropriate for first graders to improve their scientific thinking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For a long time, emotions were seen as incompatible with rationality and objectivity of science, and so were a marginal topic in the philosophy of science. This trend has changed progressively since it was determined that objectivity is much linked to social factors while rationality can't do without emotions. As a result, emotions are now slowly finding their way into our understanding of what science is. Here, I make an overview of some aspects of science where emotions and scientific reasoning seem to come into tight contact. For my survey, I will consider such themes as scientific motivation, scientific evaluations, scientific explanations, scientific understanding, scientific imagination, and coherence in science. Using these examples, I discuss the epistemic role of emotions in scientific progress. In conclusion, I advocate for a nuanced view of emotions in science as values that contribute to both epistemic and humanistic dimensions of science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With technology becoming an integral part of life, learning with technology has also become a salient method of education. This study aimed to explore the potential of using digital storytelling on students’ scientific creativity and team-work in a two-day science invention workshop in Taiwan. The results found that even in the short duration of the workshop, students reported positive levels of satisfaction towards their teamwork and development of social skills. The participants tried to express their own arguments during group discussions, understand other team members’ perspectives, work as a team, and have fun working in teams to solve the problems creatively and innovatively with the Edvisto digital storytelling platform. Additionally, the digital stories documented students’ process of discussion and interaction to create novel, useful, and surprising products when engaging in scientific creativity, which might be otherwise overlooked. This study also discusses some implications on how group digital storytelling may contribute to cultivating students’ higher-level thinking skills and complex problem-solving.

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of STEM activities carried out with the flipped learning model within the scope of science class on the scientific creativity, perceptions about STEM, and attitudes towards STEM of 4th grade primary school students and to reveal students' opinions about the learning process. The sample of this study consisted of 57 fourth grade students attending a public primary school in a city center in the Eastern Black Sea region in the spring semester of the 2021-2022 academic year. Mixed method was used in the study. Quasi-experimental method with experimental and control groups was used in the quantitative dimension of the study, and case study was used in the qualitative dimension. In the study, data were collected using the "Scientific Creativity Scale", "STEM Attitude Scale", "STEM Perception Test" and a "semi-structured interview form" developed by the researcher. SPSS 21 package program was used to analyze the collected quantitative data and content analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data. The quantitative results of the study revealed that STEM activities conducted with the Flipped Learning Model had a positive effect on students' scientific creativity levels and STEM perceptions, but had no effect on their attitudes towards STEM. The qualitative results of the study revealed that students mostly found the activities useful, instructive and fun. In line with the results obtained from the study, the use of STEM activities supported by the Flipped Learning model is recommended at all levels of education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Scientific creativity and scientific attitude are important things that must be passed on in science learning. That is because the level of scientific creativity and scientific attitude could influence the performance in learning. As the same crucial components in learning, this research aimed to study the relationship between the level of scientific creativity and scientific attitudes. This study involved 92 prospective chemistry teachers in Pekanbaru, Indonesia who were selected using sample-simple random sampling. The data was collected through a chemistry scientific creativity test (CSCT) in form of open-ended questions, and a scientific attitude questionnaire. The data further was analyzed using SPSS 26.0 with a calculation of spearman correlation. The result showed that there was no relationship between the level of scientific creativity and scientific attitudes with Sig. 2-tailed=0.193, rs=0.137. It indicated that the level of scientific attitude was not the dominant factor that could influence the level of scientific creativity among prospective chemistry teachers in this study. Thus, this finding could be a consideration for educational stakeholders to explore the dominant factor that affected scientific creativity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper dwells upon the study and systematization of bibliographic data on the biography, life path and scientific activity of the modern French scientist Gilbert Durand. The author focuses on the outstanding personality of modern sociological science, particularly the sociology of the imaginary. Based on the study of information sources, mainly electronic resources of universities, and organizations, the founder or member of which was G. Durand, including French Association of Friends of Gilbert Durand international intellectual partnership “Eranos”, the author drawn up the biography of the scientist, provided a review of his academic activity and scientific works. Books, monographs, and articles by Durand have been popular not only in the scientific environment but for over sixty years they are translated into different languages and published in different countries of the world. The electronic publications of his works are shared, their popularity in the context of modern transformations is growing, circle of researchers and followers is expanding. In 2021, on the initiative and direct participation of the Ukrainian School of Archetypes (USHA), a Ukrainian translation and publication of his fundamental work “Anthropological Structures of Imaginary” were made in Ukraine. The Ukrainian scientific community actively participated in international events on the 100th anniversary of the scientist in 2021, as it has become not only a tribute to the great French thinker but also a contribution to the further development and popularization of his ideas in Ukraine.

The article presents the results of studying the personality characteristics of elderly scientists who have maintained scientific productivity for a long time. The problem that has to be solved and has got a huge scientific and practical significance is to find the psychological preconditions for the peak achievements of scientists and to define the social and psychological factors that contribute to maintaining the high productivity of elderly scientists for a long time.The aim of the study is to determine the key personality traits of famous elderly scientists at the stages of their professional development.Research methods. The presented data were obtained using the research interview “Life Values and Life Path”, developed by V.S. Mukhina. Empirical material was collected in the course of interviewing famous Russian scientists of older age (from 65 to 94 years old), involved in research activities and making a significant contribution to the development of the humanities and technical sciences. When forming the sample, we followed the logic of V.S. Mukhina, who interviewed older scientists who are the founders and leaders of well-known scientific schools, who have a doctorate in science, the academic title of professor, membership in the academy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences or Russian Academy of Education and continue active scientific work. Data on the peak achievements of older scientists were taken from the scientometric databases of the Russian Science Citation Index and the Russian State Library.Results. The data representing the peak achievements of the elderly scientists were taken from the scientometric databases and interpreted according to the provisions of differential and acmeological analysis for professional activities of scientists. The analysis of interviews, autobiographical descriptions and peak achievements of the elderly scientists allowed to reveal that the peak achievement (acme) is the joint result of psychological preconditions (personal traits of scientists, physical conditions) and social conditions of professional activity (social status of a scientist, belonging to a scientific school, availability of organizational and financial resources). The several productive periods, which are called within the acmeology field as “micro-acme”, can be indicated in the scientific work of elderly scientists throughout the period of their scientific activity. At the same time, the peak achievements of scientists as a rule are spaced in time with an optimal combination of preconditions and conditions for scientific creativity.

The learning model is one way that can increase student creativity. The study aimed to describe and explain the validity of the Integrated Twin Tower (ITT) based Learn To Talk (LTT) learning model. The research method uses Educational Design Research (EDR) to develop a new product. The ITT-based LTT model was developed in order to increase students' creativity. In addition, as follow-up research from the recommendations of previous researchers. The development of this model will be used as teaching material in the classroom. Blended Web Mobile Learning (BWML) is based on the development of ITT-based LTT learning by following John Deway's line of thought. The results of the content validity of the learning model product, which include needs, novelty, theory, planning, and implementation, get an average value of 3.80; 4.00; 4.00; 4.00; and 3.50 with a very valid category. The results of construct validity, the results were obtained with valid categories for all of them. In that way, the ITT-based LTT learning model can be alternative learning to improve students' scientific creative thinking skills.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of design-based STEM activities developed by prospective secondary school maths teachers on their problem-solving skills and scientific creativity. An explanatory sequential mixed methods design was used in the current study, involving 45 senior students (i.e., prospective secondary school maths teachers) studying at a state university in the West Black Sea Region, Turkey during the academic year 2018/19. The participants were selected according to a purposive sampling method to be involved in our study, which was conducted during a course named “Science, Technology, and Society,” and the implementation stage, of which took a total of 14 weeks, as three course hours per week. The “Problem Solving Inventory” (PSI) and “Scientific Creativity Test” (SCT) were used for the purpose of obtaining the quantitative data of the research, whereas interviews were conducted with the prospective teachers for collecting the qualitative data. The quantitative data were analyzed using a dependent t-test, while qualitative data was analyzed by descriptive analysis. A slight increase was detected in participants’ problem-solving skills in relation to developing STEM activities, though not statistically significant. However, as a result of the implementation process, the scientific creativity of prospective teachers turned out to increase in such a way that it indicated a statistically significant difference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today, the need for individuals who follow scientific and technological developments closely and who can adapt to these changes rapidly is increasing. These needs have made it necessary for countries to try various changes, reforms and current approaches required by the age in their education systems. One of these approaches is STEM education, which has frequently been encountered in the national and international literature in recent years. STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education is an approach that emphasizes the 21st century skills, integrates science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines, and covers formal and informal education at all education levels. In addition, the number of studies on STEM education is increasing daily. This research aims to integrate the 8th-grade science curriculum with STEM education practices and examine the effects of these practices on students' problem-solving (PS) skills, scientific creativity, and critical thinking dispositions. In this study conducted with quantitative methods, the pretest-posttest control group design of the quasi-experimental method was used. The study group of the research consists of students who took the 8th-grade science course at a private school. Research data were collected from both the classes before and after the experimental study. Descriptive statistics and covariance analysis (ANCOVA) were used in the data analysis. The research results revealed that integrated STEM education applications positively affect students' problem-solving skills, scientific creativity, and critical thinking dispositions. The collected results were discussed with the studies in the literature, and suggestions were made accordingly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The role of free thinking, creativity and thinking in human life is incomparable. Teaching the mother tongue is important in educating students in the spirit of creativity. In this article, information about thinking, creativity, free thinking, and issues of improving students' thinking and creativity in the process of mother tongue education are covered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Scientific creativity and scientific attitude play an important role in learning physics, but both of those competencies are not properly trained. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to describe the effectiveness in increasing scientific creativity and students’ scientific attitude. The research is part of a development research using the ADDIE model. In the ADD (Analysis, Design, Development) stage, a CRBL package has been produced that has met the valid and reliable criteria; so that the device can be continued at the IE (Implementation, Evaluation) stage by using a one group pre-test and post-test design. The research subjects were 22 students of class X in one of the senior high schools in the city of Banjarmasin. The data were obtained using instruments of scientific creativity test and scientific attitude questionnaires. The results of the study show that the n-gain of scientific creativity is 0.34 in the medium criteria, although every scientific creativity indicator has not reached the school minimum completeness criteria due to the online learning process. Also, the students’ scientific attitude has increased at each meeting in good criteria. Thus, CRBL is effective in increasing scientific creativity and students’ scientific attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This article offers an introduction to the notebooks of the American physicist John Archibald Wheeler (1911–2008) and argues that they represent a unique historical source. Several salient features of these notebooks are highlighted by following the example of the emergence of the concept of a "wormhole," one of Wheeler's most famous ideas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study assessed preservice biology teachers' higher-order thinking skills (HOTS), scientific attitudes, and creativity in the study area. The study also evaluated how the components of HOTS and scientific attitudes predict scientific creativity to determine which elements were strong predictors of scientific creativity. The study adopted a correlational survey research design. The population consists of all preservice Biology teachers in Southwestern Colleges of education, from which five hundred were randomly selected from five colleges of education. Three instruments, including Higher Order Thinking skills Test, Scientific Attitude questionnaire, and Scientific Creativity Test, were used to collect data for the study. The result showed that the HOTS scores of the respondents were low, with low mean scores of 2.54, 1.22, and 1.88 from a total maximum possible score of 9, 5, and 6, respectively, the cognitive (=20.00), emotional (=19.05), attitudinal components (=26.67). The mean score for fluency, flexibility, and originality were 14.00, 12.00, and 13.00. It was also seen that a correlation exists between sex and HOTS. The study finally showed that the Analysis (t=2.597, p<0.05) and evaluation (t= 2.115, p<0.05) components of HOTS predict scientific Creativity while cognitive component teachers (t=2.373, p<0.05) of Scientific attitude predicts Scientific Creativity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Creativity is considered a key element of the scientific infrastructure and a driving force of scientific advancement. This study aims to present Korean scientists' voices regarding scientific creativity by investigating their perceptions of scientific creativity and education for it. Extending the phenomenography lens through activity theory, we interviewed eleven scientists in various science research fields and investigated the structural features of the situations that influenced their perceptions. The results show that scientists' perceptions of scientific creativity were developed by the different epistemic cultures in their research fields. In addition, their perceptions of education for scientific creativity centred on the accumulation of resources to generate novel and valuable ideas and the facilitation of open discussion on knowledge construction. We discuss their perceptions of creativity in the context of their research fields' epistemic cultures and the design of science education for scientific creativity. We conclude by discussing the implications of this study for developing science education to cultivate creative scientists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To effectively employ inquiry-based learning to enhance students' inquiry practices and encourage them to think and act like scientists, science teachers must have a deeper understanding of the factors that influence scientific research and attitudes about scientist practice. This research contains the experience of two postdoctoral researchers in epigenetics as graduate students in a newly established epigenetics laboratory. Two in-depth interviews, two preliminary questionnaires, a record of laboratory visits, and a supervisor interview were analyzed for this qualitative research. Even though the two postdoctoral researchers have encountered various obstacles, such as a lack of resources, scientific uncertainty, and unestablished personal identity, they are effectively maturing as scientists as a result of their capacity to overcome these obstacles. This study may provide science educators and students with a better understanding of the challenges they will experience in their scientific work and strategies for overcoming those challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this study was to analyze the dimensions of creativity in high-ability teenage students. Firstly, we reviewed the most relevant scientific contributions on creativity. Next, the dimensions of creativity in secondary school students who were previously identified as high-ability students were analyzed. The sample was obtained from 215 students, of which 31 were identified as high-ability students. The abilities associated with divergent thinking were assessed using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking The fluency, flexibility, and originality dimensions were assessed with the Scientific-Creative Thinking Test. This study was conducted using a quantitative approach. Tests were administered during school hours from March to June 2019. They were corrected considering the protocols established by the original authors themselves. Data were analyzed using SPSS, version 24.0. The results provide evidence that high-ability students achieve higher scores in both the figurative-creativity and scientific-creativity dimensions. A significant relationship between creativity and high ability was therefore established. Students with high abilities and qualities require the educational support necessary to develop their talent. This study was of an exploratory nature and the results obtained contribute to developing future studies applying its findings in teenagers’ teaching–learning process.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF INQUIRY LESSON-BASED SCIENCE MODULE IN WORK AND SIMPLE MACHINE MATERIAL TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SCIENTIFIC CREATIVITY Abstract This research aimed to: 1) develop inquiry lesson-based science modules to improve student’s scientific creativity, 2) determine the feasibility of an inquiry lesson-based science module and 3) find out the effectiveness of inquiry lesson-based science modules to improve students’ scientific creativity. The science module material developed is work and simple machines. The module learning steps are arranged according to the inquiry lesson syntax and students’ scientific creativity indicators. The type of research is research and development (RnD) used Borg and Gall procedure that modified into 9 stages: 1) research and information collection, 2) planning, 3) initial product development, 4) initial field trial, 5) initial product revisions, 6) small-scale trial, 7) second product revisions, 8) operational field trial and 9) final product revisions. Characteristics of the module analyzed using descriptive analysis, module feasibility analyzed based on criteria scores and the module effectiveness analyzed using N-gain score. The result showed that: 1) inquiry lesson-based module has been successfully developed with characteristics according to the inquiry lesson models to improve students’ scientific creativity, 2) inquiry lesson-based module was very feasible used in learning process, 3) inquiry lesson-based module was effective in improving students’ scientific creativity with N-gain score of 0,55. Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) mengembangkan modul IPA berbasis inquiry lesson untuk meningkatkan kreativitas ilmiah siswa, 2) mengetahui kelayakan modul IPA berbasis inquiry lesson, 3) mengetahui keefektifan modul IPA berbasis inquiry lesson untuk meningkatkan kreativitas ilmiah siswa. Modul yang dikembangkan yaitu materi Usaha dan Pesawat. Langkah-langkah pembelajaran pada modul disusun sesuai sintak inquiry lesson dan diintegrasikan dengan indikator kreativitas ilmiah siswa. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan yaitu penelitian dan pengembangan (RnD) menggunakan model pengembangan Borg and Gall yang dimodifikasi menjadi 9 tahap meliputi: 1) penelitian pendahuluan dan pengumpulan informasi, 2) perencanaan, 3) pengembangan produk awal, 4) uji coba awal, 5) revisi produk awal, 6) uji coba terbatas, 7) revisi produk kedua, 8) uji coba lapangan operasional, 9) revisi produk akhir. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif untuk mendeskripsikan karakteristik modul, analisis kelayakan modul berdasarkan skor kriteria, analisis keefektifan modul untuk meningkatkan kreativitas ilmiah siswa berdasarkan skor N-gain. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1) modul IPA pada materi usaha dan pesawat sederhana telah berhasil dikembangkan dengan karakteristik sesuai model inquiry lesson untuk meningkatkan kreativitas ilmiah siswa, 2) modul IPA berbasis inquiry lesson sangat layak digunakan dalam pembelajaran, 3) modul IPA berbasis inquiry lesson efektif meningkatkan kreativitas ilmiah siswa dengan skor N-gain sebesar 0,55.

This research aims to examine the effect of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) supported research-inquiry-based learning approach on the scientific creativity of 7th grade students. A pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design with the control group was adopted into the research. The participants of this research were 64 secondary school students, 35 of whom were in the experimental group and 29 of whom were in the control group. To examine the effect of the intervention, a scientific creativity test was used and Wilcoxon signed ranks test, Mann-Whitney U-test, dependent t-tests were performed to analyse the data. The results revealed a significant difference in scientific creativity test scores, favoring the experimental group. When the subscales originality, flexibility and fluency were analysed, a significant difference in favor of the post-test of the experimental group was noted. However, no significant difference was found between the pre-post test scores of the control group. This means that the intervention has the potential to increase the scientific creativity of seventh grade students. Drawing on the results of this research, we argue that STEM supported education should be used to identify the appropriate steps of the engineering design process for secondary school and high school levels.