Development of an Innovative Creativity Measurement Model among Vocational Students in an Industrial Program
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The objectives of this research were to develop and validate the measurement model of innovative creativity among vocational students of an industrial program. The study was conducted using the mixed-methods research approach and a sequential design within two phases of data collection. In Phase I, a qualitative research approach was conducted through documentary analysis of related studies and in-depth interviews of nine experts who were purposively selected. The criterion for analyzing the data received from the in-depth interview, as a research instrument, was the frequency distribution of individual words with the percentage of not less than 50.
Phase II, during which a quantitative research approach was employed, was to develop and validate the measurement model of innovative creativity. The 816 samples, after the use of stratified random sampling, were vocational students of an industrial program in Bangkok metropolis. Research instruments such as the Innovative Creativity Test, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were utilized at this phase.
Key findings were as the followings: 1) the exploratory factor analysis revealed nine indicators with three domains. The first domain was cognition, derived from fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. The second domain was affection, derived from curiosity, self-confidence, and persistence. The third domain was society, derived from networking and collaboration. 2) The innovative creativity measurement model of vocational students was fitted with the empirical data. (Chi-square = 27.438, df = 18, p = .071, GFI = .985, AGFI = .963, SRMR = .029, RMSEA = .036)
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