Construction of Evaluation Index System of University Students’ Innovation Ability Based on Social Network Analysis

Abstract

University students can drive the country’s technological progress with their innovative ability. However, in reality, most researches have not gone in-depth into the study of the components of university students’ innovation ability or the evaluation index system. This paper, on the basis of the quantitative analysis on literature, works out initially the innovation ability evaluation index system of university students. Then, data collected from the questionnaire and social network analysis tool are adopted to select appropriate indexes. With the introversion centrality the screening criterion, it builds the innovation ability evaluation index system of university students. The system consists of six primary indicators and 36 secondary indicators, which provides reference and guidance for evaluating university students’ innovation ability. Keywords—university students; innovation ability; evaluation index system; social network analysis