This study describes the development of a test of scientific creativity for use with secondary school students. A Scientific Creativity Structure Model (SCSM) was constructed on the basis of an analysis of meanings and aspects of scientific creativity found in the literature. 50 science teachers in China took part in an initial evaluation of this model. On the basis of their analyses and comments, and drawing on the experience of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, a 7-item scale for measuring scientific creativity of secondary school students was developed and validated through analyses of item response data of 160 secondary school students in England. Item analyses were conducted to check on item discrimination, internal consistency, agreement between scorers, construct-related validity, and face validity. Analysis showed adequate reliabilities and validities. As an example of how the test might be used, data from the pilot use of the test were used to investigate the relative scientific creativity of students of different age and ability level. The results indicated that for this trial sample, the scientific creativity of secondary school students increases with increase in age, and science ability is a necessary but not sufficient condition for scientific creativity. Further work is also suggested.

山西省民办高中发展存在以下问题：民办教育法规建设滞后，政策落实不到位；缺乏合理规划和科学管理；民办高中师资和生源短缺；民办高中内部管理和教育教学方面的问题。因此，无论是政府部门还是民办高中自身都应该采取积极措施来解决这些问题，以促进民办高中健康发展。

自从20世纪50年代以来，青少年创造力的发展与培养研究一直是国际社会和学术界共同关心的问题，也是教育界面临的一个重大课题。研究青少年创造力的影响因素，不仅有利于人们对创造力本质的理解，更好地把握青少年创造力发展的规律，而且能够为青少年创造力的培养提供一定的依据。本文从环境因素、认知因素和人格因素三个方面概括国外对青少年创造力影响因素的研究。

对英国6所学校11岁到15岁的1087名中学生的科学创造力进行了研究，结果表明：英国青少年科学创造力及其各成分的发展存在着显著的年龄差异，随着年龄的增大，科学创造力及其各成分呈持续发展趋势，但在14岁时要下降；第二，英国青少年的科学创造力存在明显的性别差异。总的来讲，女生优于男生。但就科学创造力的各个成分来看，男女生具有不同的特点。