江泽民总书记多次指出:“创新是一个民族进步的灵魂,是国家兴旺发达的不竭动力”。“一个没有创新能力的民族,难以屹立于世界先进民族之林。”创新是知识经济的一个显著特征,在知识经济时代,创造是一个民族发展的原动力。只有创造,才能掌握市场的竞争优势,也才会拥有更多的社会财富。 而当代中国中学生的创造能力又怎样呢? 由教育部、团中央和中国(科协)科学研究所共同发起的 General Secretary Jiang Zemin pointed out many times: “Innovation is the soul of a nation’s progress and an inexhaustible motive force for the country’s prosperity and development.” “A nation without innovative capabilities can hardly stand in the forefront of the advanced nations in the world.” Innovation is a notable feature of the knowledge-based economy. In the age of knowledge-based economy, creation is the driving force behind the development of a nation. Only by creating, can we grasp the competitive advantage of the market and have more social wealth. What is the creative ability of contemporary Chinese middle school students? By the Ministry of Education, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and China (CAST) Institute of Science co-sponsored