The purpose of this study is to know if what effect can the creative inquiry activity of young children's curriculum have on the development of creativity in young children. The hypothesis for this study are as follows;
1. The creative inquiry activi...
The purpose of this study is to know if what effect can the creative inquiry activity of young children's curriculum have on the development of creativity in young children. The hypothesis for this study are as follows;
1. The creative inquiry activity of young children's curriculum can make a meaningful difference in the development of creativity in young children.
1-1. The experimental group conducting creative inquiry activity could achieve more effective results than control group in the development of fluency, which is the lower element of creativity.
1-2. The experimental group conducting creative inquiry activity could achieve more effective results than control group in the development of flexibility, which is the lower element of creativity.
1-3. The experimental group conducting creative inquiry activity could achieve more effective results than control group in the development of originality, which is the lower element of creativity.
1-4. The experimental group conducting creative inquiry activity could achieve more effective results than control group in the development of ingenuity, which is the lower element of creativity.
2. The creative inquiry activity of young children's curriculum can make a meaningful difference in the development of creativity between boys and girls groups in young children.
The 36 children of boys and girls, aged 5, in 'P' kindergarten in Gwang-ju metropolitan city were randomly selected as subjects and were divided into two groups: 18 experimental group (10 boys and 8 girls) and 18 control group ( 10 boys and 8 girls).
The conclusions for this study are as follows;
1st, the creative inquiry activity of young children's curriculum made a meaningful difference as a whole, which means the development of creativity.
2nd, the experimental group conducting creative inquiry activity could achieve more effective results than control group in the development of fluency, which is the lower element of creativity.
3rd, the experimental group conducting creative inquiry activity could achieve more effective results than control group in the development of flexibility, which is the lower element of creativity.
4th, the experimental group conducting creative inquiry activity could achieve more effective results than control group in the development of originality, which is the lower element of creativity.
5th, the experimental group conducting creative inquiry activity could achieve more effective results than control group in the development of ingenuity, which is the lower element of creativity.
6th, the creative inquiry activity of young children's curriculum made a meaningful difference in the development of creativity between boys and girls groups.