China to Study Young People's CreativityA survey was launched Tuesday as part of China's educational reform to study the creative ability of Chinese youngsters.The survey, jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the Chinese Communist Youth League Central Committee, and the China Association for Science and Technology, will be conducted among 11,800 students in universities and high schools through questionnaires. The survey was first held last year and has drawn wide attention from education-related government organizations and society. A report on last year's investigation and proposed countermeasures was published today. The report shows that only 14.9 percent of the questioned Chinese youth believe they have creative ability. Chinese families, schools and society as a whole that have neglected the development of young people's creativity should make a change as soon as possible, it suggests. The survey also indicates that 60 percent of the youngsters recognize the importance of creativity and 65.3 percent have curiosity about the world around them. Education experts say an environment that fosters creativity among young people can be formed with the combined efforts of families, schools and society. The survey will be conducted every two years to offer theoretical and practical experience for the education and science popularization in China, said Ma Kangmei, one of the experts conducting the survey. |
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