THE EFFECT OF CREATIVE PERFORMANCE ACTIVITY ON THE INNOVATION AND CREATIVENESS OF CHILDREN
VAHID MOTAMEDI *
Department of Educational Technology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
FARZANEH BADRPOUR
Department of Educational Technology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of some activities of creative show on children’s innovation and creativity. The population of this study consisted of Alborz center for intellectual development of children and adolescent. Fifty children (25 for experimental group and 25 for control group) were selected and classified into two experimental and control groups. Torrance creativity test was the instrument for collecting data. Considering the low age (5-12 years) of participants, the questioning type and the length of the test was appropriately structured to make it understandable to children. In order to analyze the finding, an independent t test was taken. The difference between the mean score of creativity in experimental and control group was significant for the main hypothesis and the first two sub-hypothesis but the difference was not significant for the third sub-hypothesis. The result of this study showed that the activities of creative performance show influence children's creativity.
Keywords: Creativity, innovation, children, adolescent