Creativity is increasingly recognized as an important skill for success in the field of engineering, but most traditional, post‐secondary engineering education programs do not reward creative efforts. Failing to recognize creativity or creative efforts can have particularly negative effects for those students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), who may exhibit enhanced divergent thinking ability yet struggle in the traditional educational environment.

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工科学生注意缺陷多动障碍特征的发散思维和学习成绩

创造力在工程领域已被公认为是成功的重要技能，但是大多数传统的大专学历教育计划并没有奖励创造力。对于那些注意力不足多动障碍（ADHD）的学生而言，不认识到创造力或创造力可能会产生特别不利的影响，他们可能表现出增强的发散思维能力，但在传统的教育环境中却挣扎。