The development and evaluation of the effect of creative problem-solving program on young children’s creativity and character

Abstract

This study was conducted to develop and evaluate a creative problem-solving program for enhancing creativity and character in young children. The program was drafted based on an extensive review of current literature and existing programs on young children’s creativity, creative character, and creative problem solving. After experts in creative education appraised the program’s content validity, the program was revised and delivered to 42 five-year-old children attending kindergarten and nursery schools in Korea for a total of 11 weeks. Children in experimental and control groups were compared to examine the program’s effectiveness. The experimental group received the creative problem-solving program and the control group received the Korean Ministry of Education’s curricular activities for character education. Pre-post tests revealed that the creative problem-solving program had positive effects on enhancing creativity, character, and creative problem solving.