The Outcomes of Organizing Art Activities Using Supportive Technology to Promote Creativity of Young Children

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the outcomes of organizing art activities using supportive technology to promote creativity of young children. The sample used in this study comprised young boys and girls aged between 5-6 years old, studying in Kindergarten 3/7, Second Semester, Academic Year 2022, at Assumption Rayong School, totaling 27 students, selected by purposive sampling. The instruments used in this study were 16 plans for organizing art activities using supportive technology and TCT-DP (Test of Creative Thinking – Drawing Production) of Jellen and Urban (1986). The quantitative data were analyzed and presented in the form of mean and standard deviation. Meanwhile, the qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis, where data were grouped and presented in the form of description.

It was found that the creativity score of young children after being exposed to art activities using supportive technology to promote creativity was higher score in the post-test than in the pre-test at the significance level of 0.05 both overall and by aspect. Prior to the participation in the art activities using supportive technology, the mean score and standard deviation were 21.85 and 8.32, respectively as opposed to 37.07 and 7.46, respectively after the activities. The scores were sorted from the most to the least as follows: elaboration, flexibility originality and fluency.