Malaysian Psychometric Test of Creativity and Innovation

摘要

Globalisation has increased competition for seeking talent in having the best human capital as a valuable asset. In order to achieve a developed nation status, graduates need to be flexible, able to adapt and be globally compatible. Creativity and innovation (CI) is a major contributor towards organisational change, growth and development. To determine the level of creativity of students in Malaysia, the country needs an instrument that can be applied in the local context while incorporating social, cultural and religious understanding. The Malaysian Creativity and Innovation Instrument 47 (MyCrIn47) aims to achieve this goal. MyCrIn47 consists of five constructs: higher order thinking (HOT), curiosity (CUR), sensitivity (SEN), visionary (VIS), adaptable to change (ATC). This study aims to examine MyCrIn47 in order to determine the reliability and validity of the instrument, provide a CI measurement model, establish a Malaysian CI index and determine a CI student profile of university students in Malaysia. The study was carried out on a sample of 655 university students using a quantitative approach. The Rasch Measurement was used to analyse the reliability and validity of the instrument using item-person reliability index and item-person separation index, item-person mapping, item polarity, item dimensionality, and item fit statistics. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to determine whether CI can be defined by the five constructs and produce a CI measurement model of MyCrIn47. Rasch Measurement was then used to produce a Malaysian CI index to determine a CI student profile. Results found MyCrIn47 to have a high item reliability index of 1.00 and a person reliability index of 0.80. Item separation index was at 23.56 and person separation index was at 2.01. The five constructs were found to have a good model fit that describes CI in producing a MyCrIn measurement model. Person strata found three distinct groups, where CI index of low CI ability was determined at < -4.7 logits, average CI ability between -4.7 - 3.1 logits, and high CI ability at > 3.1 logits. A CI student profile was then determined according to the CI index in order to identify CI students in line with the country's vision of moving towards a more developed and progressive nation.