Dataset of Preservice Early Childhood Teachers' Beliefs of Creative Pedagogy

The scale consists of two dimensions: growth creative mindset and fixed creative mindset, each containing five items. All items are rated on a five-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree).(2) Creative Self-Efficacy Scale. This study translated and used the Creative Self-Efficacy subscale (six items) from the Short Scale of Creative Self developed by Maciej Karwowski and colleagues.

The scale is used to assess preservice early childhood teachers’ confidence in their own creative abilities. All items are rated on a five-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree).(3) Preschool Teachers’ Beliefs about Creative Pedagogy Questionnaire. This study adopted the questionnaire developed byRebecca Hun-Ping Cheung and Chi-Hung Leung, which consists of 22 items designed to measure teachers’ beliefs regarding the importance of creative pedagogy.

The instrument was originally developed to examine Hong Kong preschool teachers’ beliefs about creative pedagogy and includes four dimensions: Self-Initiated Pursuit, iInterpersonal Exchange, possibility thinking, and Teacher-Oriented Pursuit. All items are rated on a five-point Likert scale (1 = not important at all, 5 = very important).This dataset provides empirical data for examining creativity-related psychological constructs and educational beliefs among preservice teachers.

It may support future research in teacher education, creativity studies, and early childhood education.