The design and implementation of a physical education program to promote children's creativity in the early years

作     者：Zachopoulou, Evridiki Trevlas, Efthimios Konstadinidou, Elisavet 

作者机构：Alexandrio Technol Educ Inst Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece BDemocritus Univ Thrace Komotini Greece 

出 版 物：《INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARLY YEARS EDUCATION》 (国际早期教育杂志)

年 卷 期：2006年第14卷第3期

页      面：279-294页

学科分类：0401[教育学-教育学] 04[教育学] 

基　　金：Greek Ministry of Education EU, EPEAEK , Department of Early Childhood Care & Education, ATEI Thessaloniki 

主　　题：Physical Education Program Design Program Implementation Preschool Children Creativity Creative Thinking Teacher Education Preschool Education Data Collection Child Development Child Behavior 

摘      要：The purpose of this study was to design and implement a physical education program to promote creativity in preschool children. The study was based on the following phases: (a) to design and formulate 20 physical education lessons in order to provide children with opportunities to develop their creative thinking through the use of movement elements, motor skills and movement exploration;(b) to train early educators to be able to implement the proposed physical education program;(c) to undertake an initial evaluation of preschoolers;(d) to implement the program;and (e) to undertake a final evaluation of preschoolers. Two hundred and fifty-one children, aged four to five years, were randomly selected from 12 preschool centers and participated in the 10-week physical education program. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected and estimated with a pre- and post-program creative thinking evaluation. The results showed that children improved their creative fluency and imagination and useful information was provided by children s behavior during their participation in the proposed physical education program.