Table 2 Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of the scales and subscale of the instruments
Instrument | Cronbach’s α-coefficient |
|---|---|
School Creative Climate Scale (SCCS) | |
Total scale (15 items) | 0.76 |
Subscales | |
School encouragement (SE; 4 items) | 0.89 |
School support (SS; 5 items) | 0.76 |
Teamwork (TW; 3 items) | 0.91 |
Sufficient resources (SR; 3 items) | 0.93 |
Creative Teaching Behavior Scale (CTBS) | |
Total scale (14 items) | 0.81 |
Subscales | |
Autonomous learning (AL; 4 items) | 0.83 |
Creative thinking (CT; 4 items) | 0.77 |
Characteristics and motivations (CM; 4 items) | 0.87 |
Environment and opportunity (EO; 2 items) | 0.70 |
Self-Efficacy for Creativity Teaching Scale (SECTS) | |
Total (15 items) | 0.81 |
Subscales | |
Self-affirmation (SA; 7 items) | 0.90 |
Negative consciousness (NC; 4 items) | 0.73 |
Stress resistant beliefs (SRB; 4 items) | 0.75 |
Creativity Teaching Efficiency of Technology Institute Teachers Scale (CTETITS) | |
Total scale (31 items) | 0.93 |
Subscales | |
Evaluate patents and trademarks creatively (EPTC;11 items) | 0.92 |
Teach patents creatively (TPC; 3 items) | 0.83 |
Ability to teach creatively (ATC; 5 items) | 0.83 |
Knowledge of intellectual property rights (KIPR; 7 items) | 0.77 |
Creatively design courses (CDC; 3 items) | 0.86 |
Believe in the creativity of students (BSC; 2 items) | 0.91 |