《托兰斯创造性思维测验》(TTCT)的测试和中美学生的跨文化比较

Cross Cultural Comparison of Creative Thinking between Chinese and American Students Using Torrance Test

本研究采用目前广泛使用的《Torrance创造性思维测验》(TTCT),对上海小学四年级到高中三年级的1937名学生进行了试测,结果表明,上海学生的创造性思维水平,随年级的上升,在词汇方面表现出阶梯上升的趋势;在图画方面呈现为波浪形的趋势,与美国学生相比较,研究得出:在词汇分测验上两国学生之间没有显著差异,只是美国学生在10年级达到峰值,而后则有所下降,呈倒U形;在图画分测验上,美国学生在四项指标上远高出上海学生,然而,两国学生都存在类似的升—降—波动的发展趋势。

Based on the widely-used “Torrance Test of Creative Thinking”, 1937 students from grade 4 of elementary school to grade 3 of senior high school in Shanghai were measured. The results showed that, in Shanghai sample, the verbal perfomance of creative thinking appeared to have stepwise growing trend with the increase of school grades, while the figural performance demonstrated as fluctuating trend. In comparison with U.S.students, the study showed no significant difference in verbal performance between the two countries. However, the performance of creative thinking of U. S.students reached a peak in grade 10, and afterwards, declined, The curve had a reverse U shape, The four indicators of figural performomce showed that US students were better than Shanghai students. However, students from both countries showed similar developmental trend.