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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of creative problem solving (CPS) process training on scientific thinking, creativity and innovation in Shahid Chamran University students. The instruction of CPS process (using 12 creativity techniques in two phases of creative and critical thinking) was the independent variable and scientific thinking, creativity and innovation was dependent variables. The present study was a field experimental design with pretest-posttest and followup control group design. The instruments of this study include Scientific Thinking of Liang et.al, Abedi's Creativity Questionnaire  and Cools and Van Den Brook's Cognitive Style scale. The sample consisted of 60 male and female undergraduate students, of Shahid Chamran University (2008-2009), who were selected randomly by multi-stage sampling method. The participants were then assigned randomly to experimental and control groups. Before teaching CPS process, pretests on scientific thinking, creativity and innovation were taken from both experimental and control groups. Afterwards, the experimental group was treated with CPS process, but the control group didn't receive any training. After the intervention, posttests were taken immediately from both experimental and control groups. Finally, after six weeks of intervention, followup tests on scientific thinking, creativity as well as innovation were taken. The results of MANCOVA analysis showed that CPS process training caused significant improvement in students' scientific thinking, creativity as well as innovation. Also, the results of repeated MANCOVA revealed that the effects of CPS process over time remained significant. 

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