RT journal article T1 Developing a Method for Measuring Science and Technology Oriented Creativity (STOC) A1 Pavlysh, Eduard V. A1 Astapchuk, Sviatlana V. A1 Reid, Alecia Adelaide May A1 Rioja del Río, Carlos A1 Mäkelä, Tiina A1 Fenyvesi, Kristof A1 Pnevmatikos, Dimitris A1 Christodoulou, Panagiota A1 Mäkiö, Juho A2 Ingeniería Informática K1 STEM K1 aggregate group creativity K1 problemsolving K1 learning environment K1 assessment AB The article contains the results of a research within the STIMEY (Science, Technology, Innovation, Mathematics, Engineering for the Young) project funded by the European Union's Horizon-2020 research and innovation program (2016-2021). In the project, a hybrid learning environment (LE) was developed for both on-site and online learning suitable for the learning conditions in the COVID-19 era and beyond. The purpose of the research segment presented in this paper was to develop an instrument for assessment of the learner's progress in creativity as one of the key targets of STIMEY. COVID-19 has shown that creativity is also needed to allow education systems the flexibility for unexpected changes and circumstantial challenges. The article presents a definition of Science and Technology Oriented Creativity (STOC) based on the existing theories in the field, a short outline of the STOC measurement method developed, procedures, evaluation algorithms and an overview of the experimental STOC testing results. The relevance of the method developed to its purpose and suggested tentative positive influences of the STIMEY LE on learners' creativity are discussed. Argumentations of strengths, limitations, applications of STOC testing outside the STIMEY project and the key directions of further improvements of the method developed are provided. © 2021 Eduard V. Pavlysh et al., published by De Gruyter PB De Gruyter Open Ltd SN 2544-7831 YR 2021 FD 2021 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/27195 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/27195 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 12-nov-2026