Art is subject that solving ill-structured problem, has open solutions than any other subjects. Therefore, it could be useful to develop students’ creativity. However, many art classes in school, there is no specific methodical design curriculum and...
Art is subject that solving ill-structured problem, has open solutions than any other subjects. Therefore, it could be useful to develop students’ creativity. However, many art classes in school, there is no specific methodical design curriculum and stick to traditional design program. So it is very hard to pull out student’s creativity. This study is to discover effect in creative expression using CPS method in design teaching plan for 9th grade student. Fortunately, this study is to help improve design program in school and to pull out student’s potential creativity.
Design is problem solving process that to meet clients’ goal. Design process is based on aesthetic and creative problem solving to achieve functional goal. This is similar idea to Creative Problem Solving process. Therefore hypothetically, applying CPS model in design program, could get creative result in design. The start point of this study is all human kind has born to be creative and it could develop through education so the purpose of this study is to improve students’ conative thinking skills and creative expressions using CPS method in design lesson for the 9th graders.
To achieve this purpose, the experiment was held in B-middle school in Seoul. choosing two classes one, for applying CPS method design program and the other for traditional design lesson. Both class has 8 session design program. The experimental class’ design program has include 3 steps(Understanding the Problem, Generating Ideas, Panning for Action)of CPS model ver. 6.1. using each steps sequentially or optionally in 8 session of teaching plan. Before experimental lesson, there was examination identifying the two groups are in under same condition. When 8 sessions of design lesson was finish, there was an evaluation of creative expressions of student’s poster works. The evaluations were took in charge of 2 middle school teachers and myself. The evaluation of creative expression tool was referred to Kim Eun Joo’s Development of the Evaluation Tool for Creativity in Design and Lowenfeld’s Creativity elements such as uniqueness, fluency, flexibility and accuracy. SAS program was used to draw analyze result of creative expression skills for the conclusion.
The results after collecting students creative expression evaluation outcome from the experiment on both lessons, are as follows.
First, perform a survey to identified homogeneity of the two target groups for the experiment. the result came out to be that the experimental group and control group were homogeneous, as the outcome of estimation did not statistically indicate any meaningful difference between the two groups.
Second, experimental group with CPS method showed more positive change in subject expression. expression technique, formative element and principle and composing materials and tools than the control group. Moreover, the former group was revealed to be better than the latter on overall average(the experimental: M=3.963, the control: M=3.00). Consequently, the meaningful difference between two groups was disclosed.
Third, through the survey after the experiment it was also found out that the experimental group was estimated to be higher in terms of the ability of understanding, satisfaction of the design program, class participation and motivation than control group. Accordingly, the statistic shows that the students of the experiment group has positive shift in terms of effective domain education during the course of applying CPS method in poster design class.
In conclusion, it has been statistically verified that there were positive significant changes in students ability of creative expression using Treffinger’s CPS model ver.6.1 in teaching Poster Design art education and affirmative outcome from students during the class. Therefore, the application of CPS model into design teaching plan in Middle school could improve students’ creativity and develop thinking skill which is very necessary in creative education. The further researches and efforts to be put in to Middle school design curriculum, and the systemic and persistent design teaching-studying program put to practical use in art education for the students’ creative development.