A Review of Influential Factors Affecting Undergraduate Students’ Creative Thinking

8 Pages Posted: 20 Dec 2018 Last revised: 22 Nov 2021

See all articles by Puthyrom Tep

Puthyrom Tep

King Mongkut’s University of Technology (KMUTT); King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi

Sorakrich Maneewan

King Mongkut’s University of Technology (KMUTT)

Saranya Chuathong

King Mongkut’s University of Technology (KMUTT)

Matthew A. Easter

University of Missouri at Columbia

Date Written: November 20, 2018

Abstract

Creative thinking was listed among the skills that are required for upcoming graduating students’ entry-level careers which become more important to global industries. Due to the importance of this concept, the need to investigate undergraduate students’ creative thinking has been rising. This article presents an overview of influential factors on undergraduate students’ creative thinking. The influential factors were reviewed in two main aspects – contextual and individual levels. Researchers have investigated the relationship between educational setting and parental factors affecting creative thinking in the contextual aspect, while in the individual level aspect, researcher has investigated the relationship between intelligence and personality affecting creative thinking. Based on various recent studies and related theories, key factors that influence undergraduate students’ creative thinking are outlined along with a proposed conceptual framework. In the future, establishing and testing the proposed conceptual framework in terms of defining the influential paths and key factors affecting creative thinking will be conducted.

Keywords: Creative thinking, Educational setting, Intelligence, Parental factors, Personality

Suggested Citation

Tep, Puthyrom and Maneewan, Sorakrich and Chuathong, Saranya and Easter, Matthew A., A Review of Influential Factors Affecting Undergraduate Students’ Creative Thinking (November 20, 2018). RAIS Conference Proceedings - The 11th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3303354 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3303354

Puthyrom Tep (Contact Author)

King Mongkut’s University of Technology (KMUTT) ( email )

126 Pracha Uthit Rd.
Bang Mod, Thung Khru
Bangkok, Bangkok 10140
Thailand

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi ( email )

126 Pracha Uthit Rd.
Bang Mod, Thung Khru
Bangkok, Bangkok 10140
Thailand
+66 2470 8000 (Phone)
+66 2470 8412 (Fax)

Sorakrich Maneewan

King Mongkut’s University of Technology (KMUTT) ( email )

1518 Pracharat 1 Road
Bangsue
Bangkok, 10800
Thailand

Saranya Chuathong

King Mongkut’s University of Technology (KMUTT) ( email )

1518 Pracharat 1 Road
Bangsue
Bangkok, 10800
Thailand

Matthew A. Easter

University of Missouri at Columbia ( email )

332 Cornell Hall
Columbia, MO Columbia 65211
United States

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
102
Abstract Views
662
Rank
473,049
PlumX Metrics