초기 청소년을 위한 창의성 증진 프로그램의 효과 = Effects of The Creativity Program for Early Adolescents

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The aim of this study was to find effects of the program for improving creativity of elementary students. The program for improving creativity was developed based on the guidelines for learning and teaching creativity after reviewing various programs avaliable. For the experiment, the pretest-posttest control group design was used. The subjects of the study were 80 children from 2 classes of the 5th grade in Noam Elementary School at Kangnung. The measuring instrument was `The Easy Test for Creativity` which consisted of 170 items. And the creativity program was applied to the experimental group for two months. To prove the experimental effect t-test was adopted on the pre- and post-test scores for two groups. The application of the program was effective for elementary school children. and showed equally meaningful effect on boy and girls. As well, the result suggested that in the real school situation we can make better their creativity under the proper process of teaching and teaming activities, Some suggestions for future research were as follows; First, as this study analyzed the results of the test right after applying the program to the children for two months, the long-term effect should be proved. Second, the results were restricted to two classes in an elementary school at a small city, so its effect cannot be generalized. Third, studies on selecting the best among the programs for improving creativity in school are necessary. For example, comparing the effects of the various types of programs can be considered.