Abstract:

This study aimed to investigate the effects of creativity training program on children’s creative behaviors. In this study, a quasi-experimental model was used. The model was constituted with a pre-test and post-test control group. The study group which was chosen via typical sampling method consisted of totally 30 children who were students in two separate nursery classes. 16 of them were in experimental group and 14 of them were in control group. Creative Behavior Observation Form was applied to both groups as pre-test and post-test. Creative Training Program which consisted of 36 activities to support creative thinking of the children in the experimental group was applied 3 days a week for 12 weeks by the researcher. Control group students were applied Preschool Education Program of National Ministry Education by their teacher. After posttests, Creative Behavior Observation Form Activities were re-applied to experimental group to determined the retention of Creativity Training Program and children’s behaviors were evaluated by Creative Behavior Observation Form Paired sample t-test was used in order to determined if there were significant differences between pre-test and post-test obtained from observation form of the experimental and control group; independent sample t-test was used in order to determined if there was any difference between the mean scores in pre-tests  of the experiment group and control group. ANCOVA analysis was used to compare post-test means based on the dimensions where significant differences were found as a result of pretest of the experimental and control groups. Significance level was identified as p<.05 for all the analysis throughout the study. The results showed that the Creavity Training Program affected chidrens’ creavity behaviors in positive way. The results of retention test indicated that the effect of the program was effective. 

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