Document Type : Research Paper
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Abstract
This research was conducted to investigate the
effectiveness of visual arts training using "ArtsEducation, Advocator of
Innovator Child". The researcher made an educational package for
creativity in elementary school children.80 students(40 girls and 40 boys) were
selected among the fourth grade students in the cityof Tehran, district3,
through multistage cluster sampling and they were randomly assigned into two
experimental and control groups. The instruments of the research included TorranceTestof
Creative Thinkingimageand the researcher made educational package. The
experimental groupreceived 15 one-hour sessions of educational interventionand
the follow up was done after 6 weeks.The obtained data were analyzed
throughcovariance analysis. The findings
showed that educational intervention hadasignificant influence on the total
creativity score(p=0.00,p=0.005)
as well as on two components of creativity,
originality(p=0.005,
p=0.008)andelaboration(p=0.00,p=0.001). There were no significant differences in
fluency scores and flexibility scores between experimental and control groups.
It can be concluded that the "Arts Education, Advocator of Innovator
Child"educational package, can be used as an appropriate educational tool
for developing creativity in elementary school children.
Keywords
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