The Development And Implementation Of A Creativity Module In Art Education Among Primary School Pupils In Saudi Arabia
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Date
2013-10
Authors
Al-Ghamdi, Ahmed Ibrahim
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to develop and implement creativity module. Five objectives of
the study developed are to: 1) 17Tdevelop creativity module which incorporate artistic
expression, 2) implement creativity module to facilitate creative abilities among Fifth Grade
pupils, 3) identify the aspects and levels of creative abilities accomplished by Fifth Grade
pupils, 4) find out the suitability of the creativity module based on teacher and pupils’
feedback, and 5) determine the role of Art Education teacher and pupils on the
implementation of creativity module. 17TTheoretically, the study is based on Torrance’s Theory
of Creativity (1974), Dickie’s Expression Theory of Art and Emotion (1997) and Herberholz
& Hanson’s Artistic Expression (1985). This is a case study which employs qualitative
research method. Observation checklist, interview and observation record were used to
collect the data. The sample of the study consist eight pupils of the Fifth Grade in one of the
government primary school in Al-Baha City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Descriptive
analysis was employed to analyze the data obtained. The results of the study indicate
that 1) the creativity module was successfully developed and validated, 2) the creativity
module implemented was able to facilitate pupils’ creative abilities, 3) the aspects and level
of all four creative abilities (fluency, flexibility, originality, details) of the creativity module
were identified as high level, 4) the creativity module was suitable according to the teacher
and students’ feedback, 5) the role of Art teacher was very important and all pupils were
interactive during implementation of creativity module. The implication of the study shows
that the development and implementation of the module would help teacher to facilitate
creative abilities among primary school pupils. The module can be as a guideline for Art
Education teachers in Saudi Arabia. It also helps teachers to highlight the importance of Art
Education to their pupils and motivate pupils to be creative. Furthermore, it helps the
teachers who endeavor to reveal creative abilities in preparing their teaching materials.
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Art Education , Primary School Pupils