The Predictive Roles of Intellectual Curiosity and Creativity in Research Writing Skills Among EFL College Students: A Correlational Study

Abstract

     Writing is regarded as one of the essential skills in which EFL college students display their acquired knowledge to achieve a variety of academic purposes among which is accomplishing their graduation research successfully. However, research writing process may be affected by a number of factors improving or impeding that process. The current study is carried out to examine the predictive roles of factors such as curiosity and creativity in research writing. The study is correlational in which 140 participants from third year at the college of basic education have been assigned as the sample of the study. Data has been collected through adopting three instruments. The first is a scale for measuring curiosity, the second for assessing creativity and the third is a test for assessing participants' research writing skills. After analyzing data, results have revealed significant correlations between  curiosity and research writing and between creativity and research writing indicating that both variables contribute significantly in research writing. Moreover,  participants have shown a good level in the three variables. Accordingly, some recommendations are suggested at the end of the study.