Standardizing the Scale of Opportunities for Imagination, Creativity and Innovation Among Students in Government Schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The aim of the research is to standardize the measure opportunities for imagination, creativity, and innovation by Renzulli et al., 2021 in schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The research used the descriptive analytical method, and the research sample consisted of (395) male and female students from public schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the second semester of the academic year 2021-2022 AD, in addition to (365) teachers who were selected by a simple random sampling method from public schools in KSA. The research used the measure opportunities for imagination, creativity, and innovation (Renzulli et al., 2021). The results of the factor analysis by the method of the Principal Components showed that there are three factors for the measure of opportunities for imagination, creativity and innovation that are saturated on each factor five items. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis showed that all indicators of good conformity with the model related to the scale of opportunities for imagination, creativity and innovation came with acceptable values, which indicates the quality of the assumed model, and the strength of the correlation between each factor of the scale (imagination, creativity, innovation) and its constituent items. Based on the results, the research recommended the adoption of a measure of opportunities for imagination, creativity and innovation by Saudi researchers to conduct experimental and descriptive studies by applying it to different samples in the Saudi environment, and to include units in graduate curricula in Saudi and Gulf universities that focus on training graduate students on sound scientific foundations to legalize metrics.