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The 16-item GAI-Assisted Engineering Creativity Scale (GECS) is a valid and reliable multidimensional tool for measuring university students' creativity when using generative AI in engineering contexts. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To develop and psychometrically validate a specialized scale measuring university engineering students' creativity when collaborating with generative artificial intelligence.

August 22, 2026Applied SciencesOpen Access

Development and Validation of a GAI-Assisted Engineering Creativity Scale for University Students

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To develop and psychometrically validate a specialized scale measuring university engineering students' creativity when collaborating with generative artificial intelligence.
Conducted six sequential validation studies with university engineering students to generate items, establish construct dimensions, and assess measurement reliability and validity.
Evaluated structural validity, gender measurement invariance, short-term test–retest reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity against established measures of creativity and critical thinking.
Identified and confirmed a 16-item, four-factor structure comprising Intentionality, Authenticity, Human–AI Collaboration, and Critical Integration.
Demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency, robust measurement invariance across gender, moderate short-term temporal stability, and theoretically consistent associations with creative thinking and creative self-concept.

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Scale development study establishes a validated 16-item measure of generative AI-assisted creativity in engineering students, highlighting key dimensions of human-AI collaboration.

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Liu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895e96ca7ade938187caad https://doi.org/10.3390/app16168251

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Scale development study establishes a validated 16-item measure of generative AI-assisted creativity in engineering students, highlighting key dimensions of human-AI collaboration.

Development and Validation of a GAI-Assisted Engineering Creativity Scale for University Students

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Development and Validation of a GAI-Assisted Engineering Creativity Scale for University Students

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