Table 1 Examples of statements for subscale measures of creativity. The range for all statements is 1–5
Scale | Example statement |
|---|---|
SCCS subscales (4) | |
School encouragement (SE) | Schools encourage teachers to engage in creative work through public praise or rewards. |
School support (SS) | The school supports the creative ideas of the students. |
Team cooperation (TC) | Students can exchange ideas with each other without reservation. |
Sufficient recourses (SR) | The school provides sufficient supplies for developing healthcare products. |
CTBS subscales (4) | |
Autonomous learning (AL) | I provide instruction to students on methods to improve learning. |
Creative thinking (CT) | I explain to students about obstacles and frustrations that are part of the process of creativity. |
Characteristics/motivation (CM) Environment/opportunity (EO) | I provide challenging and exciting materials to my students in accordance with their abilities, to help them master required skills. I encourage students to communicate with other members with positive language in group. |
SECTS subscales (3) | |
Positive self-appraisal (SA) | I can guide students to use creative thinking strategies to develop their creativity. |
Lack of negative consciousness (NC) | I have enough creativity knowledge for teaching work. |
Belief in one’s resistance to stress (BRS) | I can actively develop student creativity with my teaching, even if the school atmosphere is not conducive to creativity. |
CTETITS subscales (6) | |
Ability to evaluate patents and trademarks (EPT) | I encourage students to use their imagination to create trademark designs. |
Ability to teach about patents (ATP) | After my teaching, the students’ works are more creative. |
Ability to teach creatively (ATC) | I appreciate the students’ creations and provide additional rewards |
Knowledge of intellectual property rights (KIPR) | My teaching results in a higher likelihood of my students’ obtaining property rights for the product they created. |
Ability to design courses (ADC) | My curriculum design can enhance students’ creativity. |
Belief in the creativity of students (BCS) | I think that students’ creativity can be nurtured. |