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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Cross-Cultural Studies

Background:

  • Evaluative skill, the ability to judge idea originality, is crucial for creativity.
  • While creativity has been studied cross-culturally, evaluative skill remains under-researched.
  • This study addresses the gap by examining evaluative skill in American and Chinese college students.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test measurement invariance of evaluative skill assessments across American and Chinese college students.
  • To explore cross-cultural differences in evaluative skill between these two groups.
  • To contribute to understanding the cultural nuances of creativity assessment.

Main Methods:

  • Employed two divergent thinking tests: Line Meanings and Uses.
  • Utilized multi-group confirmatory factor analyses to assess measurement invariance.
  • Conducted latent mean comparisons to identify group differences in evaluative skill.

Main Results:

  • A two-factor model for evaluative skill showed configural and weak invariance across cultures.
  • Partial strong invariance was achieved only for the Uses evaluation task.
  • American students outperformed Chinese students on the Uses-based evaluative skill task.

Conclusions:

  • Evaluative skill assessments demonstrate partial cross-cultural invariance.
  • Significant cultural differences exist in evaluative skill, particularly in the Uses task.
  • This research provides foundational insights into cross-cultural variations in judging creativity.