The purpose of this study is to understand the effects of small group art activity based on fantasy picture storybooks on the drawing expression ability and creativity of children.
The following research questions were considered;
1. How do small g...
The purpose of this study is to understand the effects of small group art activity based on fantasy picture storybooks on the drawing expression ability and creativity of children.
The following research questions were considered;
1. How do small group art activity based on fantasy picture storybooks affect children's drawing expression ability?
2. How do small group art activity based on fantasy picture storybooks affect children's creativity?
The subjects of this study were 52 five-year-old children "C Kindergarten" in Gwangiu City. The children were randomly divided into 2 groups of 26, one group serving as the experimental group, and the other as the comparative group. The subjects of each group were chosen form those that were living in the middle class residential area.
The experimental group performed small group art activity 16 times in total, twice each week over 8 weeks (Tuesday and Friday) from May, 16th, 2005 to July, 8th, 2005. The comparison group performed individual art activity (Monday and Wednesday) during the same period.
Aiming to quantify the effects of comparison group art activities based on fantasy picture storybooks on drawing expression ability were measured 「Drawing Expression Ability Assessment Scale」by Chi Sung Ae(2001). To quantify the effects of small group art activities based on fantasy picture storybooks were on creativity measured by「Chilgyopan Creativity Test」by Kim Sang Yun(2004).
The pre-test and past-test were assigned 1:1 to the children by the researcher at the principle's office which was way off from the classroom. Also by using a free drawing that were drawn in the art class, the drawing expression ability was evaluated by the researcher.
To determine the effects (that small group art activity based fantasy picture storybooks has) on the drawing expression ability and creativity, the collected data from the pre-test and past-test of the experimental and comparative groups were analyzed by t-test using SPSS statistics program.
The result of this study may be summarized as follows.
First, the experimental group that was engaged in small group art activity based on fantasy picture storybooks showed significant difference in the drawing expression ability. In subordinate areas such as 'combination of lines and basic forms,' 'detailed representation,' 'appropriate representation' and 'creative representation,' the scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the comparison group. However, in subordinate areas such as 'use of colors,' 'balanced spatial representation,' 'use of figures,' 'a drawing completion and verbal representing drawings,' increases were seen in both the experimental and the comparative group, but the difference was not significant.
Second, there was a significant difference in creativity between the experimental group and the comparative group. In subordinate areas such as 'fluency,' 'diffuseness,' 'originality,' and 'expressivity,' the scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the comparative group. However, in subordinate areas such as 'concentricity,' 'elaborateness,' and 'flexibility,'increases were seen in both the experimental and the comparative group, but the difference was not significant.
In conclusion, small group art activity based on fantasy storybooks had significant effects on 'combination of lines and basic forms,' 'detailed representation,' 'appropriate representation,' and 'creative representation'. Moreover in terms of creativity, small group art activity based on fantasy storybooks had positive effects on 'fluency,' 'diffuseness,' 'originality,' 'expressivity'. Therefore, the outcomes of this research implies the possibility that small group art activity based on fantasy drawing storybooks can be applied to real educational situations as a means of educational tools.