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Effects of Science Activities connected to Physical Expression on the Four-year-old Children's Creativity

신체표현 연계 과학 활동이 만 3세 유아의 창의성에 미치는 효과

  • Moon, Hyukjun (Department of Child & Family Studies, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • Received : 2014.10.27
  • Accepted : 2015.02.10
  • Published : 2015.02.28
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Abstract

This study aimed to examine the effects of science activities connected to physical expression on the four-year-old children's creativity. This study conducted an observation of sixty-four children of four years of age attending the kindergartens in the city of Seoul. Thirty-seven were classified in the experimental group and the remaining twenty-seven were in the comparative group. For the statistical analysis of the data collected, the t-test and the analysis of covariance(ANCOVA) were conducted. The findings of this research are as follows. The children of the experimental group who experienced science activities connected to physical expression demonstrated higher score than those of the comparative group in creativity. The result of the research indicates that science activities connected to physical expression, for children, enhances their creativity. Therefore, science activities connected to physical expression can be an effective approach for creativity of young children.

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