Investigating the Creativity of Children in Early Childhood Education Institutions

Autor/in	Dere, Zeynep
Titel	Investigating the Creativity of Children in Early Childhood Education Institutions
Quelle	In: Universal Journal of Educational Research, 7 (2019) 3, S.652-658 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2332-3205
Schlagwörter	Preschool Children; Nursery Schools; Creativity; Preschool Education; Foreign Countries; Creative Thinking; Preschool Curriculum; Outcomes of Education; Creativity Tests; Instructional Effectiveness; Turkey (Ankara); Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Nursery school; Kindertagesstätte; Kindergarten; Kreativität; Ausland; Kreatives Denken; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Creativity test; Kreativitätstest; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	Early childhood education institutions are referred to preschool, nursery school and practicum schools that educate young children. Preschool curriculum was developed for children in the preschool education institutions to provide a rich learning experience and to help healthy growth. Creativity is fundamental for the preschool curriculum and can be defined as a procedure to create original things. Preschool teachers should provide children with materials to trigger their imagination, should provide opportunities to imagine and to explain their ideas, should appreciate children's individuality, and should encourage their different viewpoints. They also should encourage children to participate in creative games, should care about children's new products, and value them. Moreover, children's creativity should be appreciated, and children should be given confidence. In this study, it is aimed to investigate the creativity of children in the preschool. A simple causal design with pre-and post-test with a single group was used in the study. The participants consisted of 184 children (96 boys, 88 girls) enrolled in preschool and nursery schools belong to Ministry of Education located in Ankara during the 2014-2015 academic year. Figural Creativity Form A and B of Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking were used as pre- and post-tests. The results showed that preschool curriculum increased children's creativity in a positive way. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01