Abstract: Focusing on the cultivation of innovative spirit and practical ability from the perspective of digital literacy empowerment, digital transformation of education promotes the transformation of digital literacy of county high school students into new quality productivity and creativity. In view of the relative weakness of digital literacy and creativity among county high school students, 327 county high school students were studied as the research object. To analyze the questionnaire data, this study, focused on the mechanism and boundary conditions of the influence of digital literacy on the students’ creativity, introduced digital interest degree, creative thinking efficacy and growth mindset to construct a moderated chain mediation model. The study found that 1) digital literacy positively affects the creativity of county high school students, creative thinking efficacy plays an independent mediating role, and digital interest and creative thinking efficacy play a chain mediating role; and 2) growth mindset significantly moderates the mediating role of creative thinking efficacy in the relationship between digital literacy and creativity as well as the strength of the chain mediating path. By validating the theoretical value of the “interest-efficacy” connection and growth mindset in empowering creativity through digital technology, results of the study provide a theoretical basis and practical inspiration for overcoming “digital puddles” in county education and constructing a support system for digital creativity education in county middle schools.

Key words: digital technology literacy, creativity, county high school