Characteristics Explaining Students' Creative Behaviors in South Korea Using Random Forest
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| Title: | Characteristics Explaining Students' Creative Behaviors in South Korea Using Random Forest |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sue Hyeon Paek (ORCID |
| Source: | Asia Pacific Education Review. 2025 26(4):939-954. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education Elementary Education Grade 8 |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Student Characteristics, Creativity, Middle School Students, Grade 8, Predictor Variables, Civics, Independent Study, Information Technology, Technological Literacy, Vocational Maturity, Student Attitudes, Environmental Influences |
| Geographic Terms: | South Korea |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12564-024-09930-z |
| ISSN: | 1598-1037 1876-407X |
| Abstract: | There is limited research that holistically explains the characteristics of creative students in nurturing creative behaviors. This lack of a holistic approach to studying creative behaviors may inhibit accounting for the tangled dynamics among explanatory variables. Thus, the present study examined personal and environmental characteristics that predicted creative behaviors using a random forest (RF) analysis in a large-scale dataset collected in South Korea. The responses of eighth graders (N = 6,546) to the 20 questions measuring creative behaviors were explained by 67 explanatory variables in an RF analysis. Results indicated that the top five variables were identified for predicting creative behaviors by two types of importance indices: civic engagement, self-regulation, information and communication technology skills, career maturity, and positive attitudes toward school/learning. Environmental characteristics did not appear in the top five variables, emphasizing the importance of personal characteristics in shaping student creative behaviors. Educational and theoretical implications are discussed, with suggestions for future research. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1499493 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | There is limited research that holistically explains the characteristics of creative students in nurturing creative behaviors. This lack of a holistic approach to studying creative behaviors may inhibit accounting for the tangled dynamics among explanatory variables. Thus, the present study examined personal and environmental characteristics that predicted creative behaviors using a random forest (RF) analysis in a large-scale dataset collected in South Korea. The responses of eighth graders (N = 6,546) to the 20 questions measuring creative behaviors were explained by 67 explanatory variables in an RF analysis. Results indicated that the top five variables were identified for predicting creative behaviors by two types of importance indices: civic engagement, self-regulation, information and communication technology skills, career maturity, and positive attitudes toward school/learning. Environmental characteristics did not appear in the top five variables, emphasizing the importance of personal characteristics in shaping student creative behaviors. Educational and theoretical implications are discussed, with suggestions for future research. |
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| ISSN: | 1598-1037 1876-407X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12564-024-09930-z |
