The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of story-telling methods such as pictorial-fairly-tale, T.V-fairly-tale and pictorial-storybook on creativity in preschool children. The object of this study consist of 80 members at L kindergart...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of story-telling methods such as pictorial-fairly-tale, T.V-fairly-tale and pictorial-storybook on creativity in preschool children. The object of this study consist of 80 members at L kindergarten in Taegu, aged 4 to 5. Among them 80 children were divided into 4 groups. Each group (20 children) taken part in the training program of story-telling play was assigned to experimental groups such as pictorial-fairly-tale, T.V-fairly-tale and pictorial-storybook group, and control group. In the experimental groups, children took part in the training program with the same subject of fairly tale, 20 minutes per day during 2 months and analyzed the degree of creativity by pre-test and post-test. Data were analyzed by MANOVA, one-way ANOVA and HSD post-test procedures.
The major findings were summarized as follows:
First, fluency in early childhood was more higher score in three story telling group than in control group. And, the fluency in three groups except the control was more effective in pictorial-storybook group than in pictorial-fairly- tale and T.V-fairly-tale. On the other hand, there were no significant differences between pictorial-fairly tale group and T.V-fairly-tale and pictorial-storybook groups than in the control. There were no significant differences between T.V-fairly-tale.
Second, the flexibility was more higher score in pictorial-fairly-tale and pictorial-storybook groups than in the control. There were no significant differences between T.V-fairly-tale group and control.
Third, the originality was more higher score in three story telling groups than in the control. And, the originality of the three groups except the control was more effective in pictorial-storybook group than in Pictorial-fairly-tale and T.V-fairly-tale. There were no significant differences between pictorial-fairly-tale group and T.V-fairly tale.
Fourth, the imagination was more higher score in three story telling groups than in the control. And, the imagination in three groups except the control was more effective in pictorial-fairly-tale group than in T.V-fairly-tale and pictorial-storybook. There were no significant differences between T.V-fairly-tale group and pictorial-storybook.