OKUL ÖNCESİ ÖĞRETMENLERİNİN YARATICILIK DÜZEYLERİ İLE 60-72 AYLIK ÇOCUKLARIN FEN ÖĞRENİMİNİN KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI
A COMPARATIVE STUDY CREATIVITY LEVELS OF PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS AND SCIENCE LEARNING OF 60-72 MONTHS CHILDRENS

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between pre-school teachers’ creativity levels and science learning capabilities of children aged 60-72 months. The study group consists of 20 teachers and 60-72 months 150 children -86 females and 64 males-, all from the ministry of education kindergartens and independent kindergartens from a district in the north-west province of Turkey, in 2015-2016 academic year spring semester. The data of the research collected with "Personal Information Form", "Individual Self-Evaluation Scale for Creativity”and "Science Learning Assessment Test". As a result of the study, it is seen that there is a statistically significant and positive relationship between the mean scores of the pre-school teachers in Individual Self-Evaluation Scale for Creativity and the total scores of the children's science learning assessment test total scores and sub-dimensions mean scores and the creativity of the teacher significiantly predict children’s science learning. The findings of the study are interpreted in accordance with the literature and related research, and suggestions for current applications and prospective researches are presented.

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