그림책을 활용한 자기표현활동이 유아의 창의성에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of self-expressive activities using picture books on young children's creativity. The participants were 30 young children aged 5, in two different classes of two public kindergartens located in P, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The experimental group consists of 15 young children aged 5(6 boys, 9 girls), in the Kindergarten attached to H Elementary School. The control group consists of 15 young children aged 5(8 boys, 7 girls), in the Kindergarten attached to O Elementary School.As for a research tool, this study used “Teacher's Creativity Rating Scale for Young Children: TCRSYC” devised by Noh Young-Hee, Kim Kyoung-Chul and Kim Ho(2006), measure young children's creativity.The experimental group engaged in a self-expressive activities using picture books, while the control group was under a general kindergarten activities with weekly topics based on Nuri Curriculum for 5 year-olds. Self-expressive activities using picture books for experimental treatment was conducted twice a week, totalling 16 times.As a result of self-expressive activities using picture books, the experimental group showed higher score in young children's creativity, than the control group, that is statistically significant differences(p<.01). It suggests the self-expressive activities using picture books have a positive effect on the young children's creativity. First, as a result of self-expressive activities using picture books, the experimental group showed higher score in divergent thinking, which is the cognitive factor of young children’s creativity, than the control group, that is statistically significant differences(p<.01). Second, as a result of self-expressive activities using picture books, the experimental group showed higher score than the control group, that is statistically significant differences in the dispositional factors of young children's creativity; curiosity(p<.05), flow(p<.05), post-normativity(p<.05) and independence(p<.01).